Lawsuits reveal social media addiction problems in school districts, suggesting a call for increased accountability from tech companies.
Is social media addiction the next frontier for lawsuits? With groups like Meta (Facebook) sitting on lots of money, it's quite possible, especially as school districts across the country are themselves facing threats for social media use – and banning phones in the classroom as a result. Why would schools ban phones? Not because the phones themselves are addictive, but what's on them, is. The The DeKalb County School District is suing TikTok, Meta, Snap, YouTube, and other companies because it has spent more than $4.3 million trying to remedy the harm caused by its students' addiction to social media. It needs more money to keep up the fight, according to an article published in the Atlanta Journal‐Constitution November 11. ( https://www.ajc.com/news/2025/11/dekalb‐school‐district‐reveals‐4m‐social‐media‐addiction‐problem/ ).
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