Massachusetts Top Court Allows Youth Addiction Lawsuit Against Meta to Move Forward

Justices said the state’s claims over Instagram’s design and Meta’s own safety statements are not barred by Section 230.

Teenagers pose for a photo while holding smartphones in front of a Meta logo, in this illustration taken on Sept. 11, 2025. Dado Ruvic/Reuters

Massachusetts’s highest court has allowed the state attorney general’s social media addiction lawsuit against Meta to move forward.

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruled on April 10 that the case brought by Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell can proceed. The lawsuit alleges that Meta harmed young users through the design of Instagram and misled consumers about the platform’s safety.