A federal appeals court ruled that thousands of lawsuits filed against Meta and other social media companies over addictive features can move forward. Social media companies hoped to avoid similar potential results by having numerous, current, lawsuits thrown out on technical, legal grounds. The court of appeals ruled that while section 230 provides immunity from liability for content published by users, it does not shield the social media companies from lawsuits. Earlier this year, the United Kingdom announced a ban on social media for anyone under 16 and also restrictions on usage for older teens. In making the announcements, the UK said that social media was addictive for children.