A U.S. appeals court Monday rejected an attempt by Meta and TikTok to halt thousands of lawsuits accusing major social media companies of designing addictive platforms for young users, according to Reuters. Circuit Court of Appeals rejected an appeal by Meta Platforms and ByteDance’s TikTok seeking to overturn a lower court ruling requiring them to face more than 3,000 federal lawsuits. The appeals court disagreed, ruling that Section 230 provides a defense against liability rather than immunity from being sued, making the appeal premature. The appeals court also rejected Meta’s request to delay a trial scheduled to begin Wednesday in a lawsuit brought by 29 state attorneys general. The companies are also facing thousands of similar lawsuits in state courts, including about 3,300 cases consolidated in California.