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Child harm & child safety lawsuits by platform

Meta 2,570+ Lawsuits Child Safety 42 state AGs have filed suit ▼

Arizona AG Mayes — State of Arizona et al. v. Meta Platforms Inc.

Filed: October 24, 2023

https://coag.gov/app/uploads/2023/10/23.10.24-Doc.-1-Complaint-People-v.-Meta-23cv05448.pdf

California AG Bonta — State of Arizona et al. v. Meta Platforms Inc.

Filed: October 24, 2023

https://coag.gov/app/uploads/2023/10/23.10.24-Doc.-1-Complaint-People-v.-Meta-23cv05448.pdf

Colorado AG Weiser — State of Arizona et al. v. Meta Platforms Inc.

Filed: October 24, 2023

https://coag.gov/app/uploads/2023/10/23.10.24-Doc.-1-Complaint-People-v.-Meta-23cv05448.pdf

Connecticut AG Tong — State of Arizona et al. v. Meta Platforms Inc.

Filed: October 24, 2023

https://coag.gov/app/uploads/2023/10/23.10.24-Doc.-1-Complaint-People-v.-Meta-23cv05448.pdf

Delaware AG Jennings — State of Arizona et al. v. Meta Platforms Inc.

Filed: October 24, 2023

https://coag.gov/app/uploads/2023/10/23.10.24-Doc.-1-Complaint-People-v.-Meta-23cv05448.pdf

DC AG Schwalb v. Meta Platforms Inc.

Filed: October 24, 2023

https://oag.dc.gov/sites/default/files/2023-10/2023.10.24%20DC-Meta%20Draft%20Complaint%20Public%20%281%29.pdf

Florida AG Moody v. Meta Platforms Inc.

Filed: October 24, 2023

https://www.myfloridalegal.com/sites/default/files/2023-10/oag-v.-meta.pdf

Georgia AG Carr — State of Arizona et al. v. Meta Platforms Inc.

Filed: October 24, 2023

https://coag.gov/app/uploads/2023/10/23.10.24-Doc.-1-Complaint-People-v.-Meta-23cv05448.pdf

Hawaii AG Lopez — State of Arizona et al. v. Meta Platforms Inc.

Filed: October 24, 2023

https://coag.gov/app/uploads/2023/10/23.10.24-Doc.-1-Complaint-People-v.-Meta-23cv05448.pdf

Idaho AG Labrador — State of Arizona et al. v. Meta Platforms Inc.

Filed: October 24, 2023

https://coag.gov/app/uploads/2023/10/23.10.24-Doc.-1-Complaint-People-v.-Meta-23cv05448.pdf

Illinois AG Raoul — State of Arizona et al. v. Meta Platforms Inc.

Filed: October 24, 2023

https://coag.gov/app/uploads/2023/10/23.10.24-Doc.-1-Complaint-People-v.-Meta-23cv05448.pdf

Indiana AG Rokita — State of Arizona et al. v. Meta Platforms Inc.

Filed: October 24, 2023

https://coag.gov/app/uploads/2023/10/23.10.24-Doc.-1-Complaint-People-v.-Meta-23cv05448.pdf

Kansas AG Kobach — State of Arizona et al. v. Meta Platforms Inc.

Filed: October 24, 2023

https://coag.gov/app/uploads/2023/10/23.10.24-Doc.-1-Complaint-People-v.-Meta-23cv05448.pdf

Kentucky AG Cameron — State of Arizona et al. v. Meta Platforms Inc.

Filed: October 24, 2023

https://coag.gov/app/uploads/2023/10/23.10.24-Doc.-1-Complaint-People-v.-Meta-23cv05448.pdf

Louisiana AG Landry — State of Arizona et al. v. Meta Platforms Inc.

Filed: October 24, 2023

https://coag.gov/app/uploads/2023/10/23.10.24-Doc.-1-Complaint-People-v.-Meta-23cv05448.pdf

Maine AG Frey — State of Arizona et al. v. Meta Platforms Inc.

Filed: October 24, 2023

https://coag.gov/app/uploads/2023/10/23.10.24-Doc.-1-Complaint-People-v.-Meta-23cv05448.pdf

Maryland AG Brown — State of Arizona et al. v. Meta Platforms Inc.

Filed: October 24, 2023

https://coag.gov/app/uploads/2023/10/23.10.24-Doc.-1-Complaint-People-v.-Meta-23cv05448.pdf

Massachusetts AG Campbell v. Meta Platforms Inc.

Filed: October 24, 2023

https://www.mass.gov/doc/2023-10-24-meta-complaint-redacted/download

Michigan AG Nessel — State of Arizona et al. v. Meta Platforms Inc.

Filed: October 24, 2023

https://coag.gov/app/uploads/2023/10/23.10.24-Doc.-1-Complaint-People-v.-Meta-23cv05448.pdf

Minnesota AG Ellison — State of Arizona et al. v. Meta Platforms Inc.

Filed: October 24, 2023

https://coag.gov/app/uploads/2023/10/23.10.24-Doc.-1-Complaint-People-v.-Meta-23cv05448.pdf

Mississippi AG Fitch v. Meta Platforms Inc.

Filed: October 24, 2023 (Amended: January 3, 2024)

https://attorneygenerallynnfitch.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/State-of-MS-v-Meta-filed-amended-complaint-010324.pdf

Missouri AG Bailey — State of Arizona et al. v. Meta Platforms Inc.

Filed: October 24, 2023

https://coag.gov/app/uploads/2023/10/23.10.24-Doc.-1-Complaint-People-v.-Meta-23cv05448.pdf

Nebraska AG Hilgers — State of Arizona et al. v. Meta Platforms Inc.

Filed: October 24, 2023

https://coag.gov/app/uploads/2023/10/23.10.24-Doc.-1-Complaint-People-v.-Meta-23cv05448.pdf

New Hampshire AG Formella v. Meta Platforms Inc.

Filed: October 24, 2023

https://www.doj.nh.gov/sites/g/files/ehbemt721/files/inline-documents/sonh/2023-12-01-notice-of-filing-unredacted-complaint.pdf

New Jersey AG Platkin — State of Arizona et al. v. Meta Platforms Inc.

Filed: October 24, 2023

https://coag.gov/app/uploads/2023/10/23.10.24-Doc.-1-Complaint-People-v.-Meta-23cv05448.pdf

New Mexico AG Torrez v. Meta Platforms Inc. & Mark Zuckerberg

Filed: December 5, 2023

https://nmag.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/2023-12-05-NM-v.-Meta-et-al.-COMPLAINT-REDACTED.pdf

New York AG James — State of Arizona et al. v. Meta Platforms Inc.

Filed: October 24, 2023

https://coag.gov/app/uploads/2023/10/23.10.24-Doc.-1-Complaint-People-v.-Meta-23cv05448.pdf

North Carolina AG Stein — State of Arizona et al. v. Meta Platforms Inc.

Filed: October 24, 2023

https://coag.gov/app/uploads/2023/10/23.10.24-Doc.-1-Complaint-People-v.-Meta-23cv05448.pdf

North Dakota AG Wrigley — State of Arizona et al. v. Meta Platforms Inc.

Filed: October 24, 2023

https://coag.gov/app/uploads/2023/10/23.10.24-Doc.-1-Complaint-People-v.-Meta-23cv05448.pdf

Ohio AG Yost — State of Arizona et al. v. Meta Platforms Inc.

Filed: October 24, 2023

https://coag.gov/app/uploads/2023/10/23.10.24-Doc.-1-Complaint-People-v.-Meta-23cv05448.pdf

Oklahoma AG Drummond v. Meta Platforms Inc.

Filed: October 24, 2023

https://oklahoma.gov/content/dam/ok/en/oag/news-documents/2023/october/combined-images-6906dccc-78c1-42ac-b277-081f77034cec.pdf

Oregon AG Rosenblum — State of Arizona et al. v. Meta Platforms Inc.

Filed: October 24, 2023

https://coag.gov/app/uploads/2023/10/23.10.24-Doc.-1-Complaint-People-v.-Meta-23cv05448.pdf

Pennsylvania AG Henry — State of Arizona et al. v. Meta Platforms Inc.

Filed: October 24, 2023

https://coag.gov/app/uploads/2023/10/23.10.24-Doc.-1-Complaint-People-v.-Meta-23cv05448.pdf

Rhode Island AG Neronha — State of Arizona et al. v. Meta Platforms Inc.

Filed: October 24, 2023

https://coag.gov/app/uploads/2023/10/23.10.24-Doc.-1-Complaint-People-v.-Meta-23cv05448.pdf

South Carolina AG Wilson — State of Arizona et al. v. Meta Platforms Inc.

Filed: October 24, 2023

https://coag.gov/app/uploads/2023/10/23.10.24-Doc.-1-Complaint-People-v.-Meta-23cv05448.pdf

South Dakota AG Jackley — State of Arizona et al. v. Meta Platforms Inc.

Filed: October 24, 2023

https://coag.gov/app/uploads/2023/10/23.10.24-Doc.-1-Complaint-People-v.-Meta-23cv05448.pdf

Tennessee AG Skrmetti v. Meta Platforms Inc.

Filed: October 24, 2023

https://www.tn.gov/content/dam/tn/attorneygeneral/documents/pr/2023/pr23-48-complaint.pdf

Utah AG Reyes v. Meta Platforms Inc.

Filed: October 24, 2023

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1CNoWqRwagEGSGiYLJOP4PBfwypJ-cytI/view

Vermont AG Clark v. Meta Platforms Inc.

Filed: 2023 — U.S. Supreme Court rejected Meta's appeal to dismiss: May 2026

https://ago.vermont.gov/sites/ago/files/2023-12/Unsealed%20Complaint.pdf

Virginia AG Miyares — State of Arizona et al. v. Meta Platforms Inc.

Filed: October 24, 2023

https://coag.gov/app/uploads/2023/10/23.10.24-Doc.-1-Complaint-People-v.-Meta-23cv05448.pdf

Washington AG Ferguson — State of Arizona et al. v. Meta Platforms Inc.

Filed: October 24, 2023

https://coag.gov/app/uploads/2023/10/23.10.24-Doc.-1-Complaint-People-v.-Meta-23cv05448.pdf

West Virginia AG Morrisey — State of Arizona et al. v. Meta Platforms Inc.

Filed: October 24, 2023

https://coag.gov/app/uploads/2023/10/23.10.24-Doc.-1-Complaint-People-v.-Meta-23cv05448.pdf

Wisconsin AG Kaul — State of Arizona et al. v. Meta Platforms Inc.

Filed: October 24, 2023

https://coag.gov/app/uploads/2023/10/23.10.24-Doc.-1-Complaint-People-v.-Meta-23cv05448.pdf

Iowa AG Bird v. Meta Platforms Inc.

Filed: April 8, 2026

https://www.iowaattorneygeneral.gov/media/cms/4_C0D04C98426F9.PDF

Snapchat 2,600+ Lawsuits Child Safety & Exploitation 7 state AGs have filed suit ▼

New Mexico AG Torrez v. Snap Inc.

Filed: September 5, 2024

https://nmdoj.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024-10-01-SNAP-NM-Amended-Complaint_Redacted.pdf

Nevada AG Ford v. Snap Inc.

Filed: January 2024

https://ag.nv.gov/

Florida AG Uthmeier v. Snap Inc.

Filed: April 21, 2025

https://www.myfloridalegal.com/sites/default/files/2025-04/4.21.25-atty-gen.-v.-snapchat-compl.-vpf-public-redacted.pdf

Utah AG Brown v. Snap Inc.

Filed: June 30, 2025

https://commerce.utah.gov/tag/consumer-harm/

Kansas AG Kobach v. Snap Inc.

Filed: September 23, 2025

https://www.ag.ks.gov/Home/Components/News/News/209/1292

Texas AG Paxton v. Snap Inc.

Filed: February 2026

https://www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/sites/default/files/files/press/Petition-4.pdf

New York City v. Snap Inc. et al.

Filed: October 2025

https://www.nyc.gov/site/law/index.page

TikTok 2,540+ Lawsuits Algorithm Addiction & Child Safety 23+ state AGs have filed suit ▼

CA AG Bonta + NY AG James + 12-State Coalition v. TikTok

Filed: October 8, 2024

https://oag.ca.gov/system/files/media/tiktok-complaint.pdf

DOJ + FTC v. TikTok / ByteDance — COPPA (Federal)

Filed: August 2024

https://www.justice.gov/d9/2024-08/tiktok_complaint.pdf

Arkansas AG Griffin v. TikTok

Filed: 2023

https://www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/sites/default/files/images/TikTok%20Complaint%20As%20Filed.pdf

Nevada AG Ford v. TikTok

Filed: January 2024

https://ag.nv.gov/

Massachusetts AG Campbell v. TikTok

Filed: October 8, 2024

https://www.mass.gov/news/ag-campbell-files-lawsuit-against-tiktok-for-harming-young-users-through-unfair-and-deceptive-practices

Minnesota AG Ellison v. TikTok Inc.

Filed: August 19, 2025

https://www.ag.state.mn.us/Office/Communications/2025/08/19_TikTok.asp

Alabama AG Marshall v. TikTok / ByteDance

Filed: April 29, 2025

https://www.alabamaag.gov/

Texas AG Paxton v. TikTok

Filed: 2023

https://www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/sites/default/files/images/TikTok%20Complaint%20As%20Filed.pdf

Iowa AG Bird v. TikTok

Filed: 2024

https://www.ag.iowa.gov/

Utah AG Brown v. TikTok

Filed: 2024

https://commerce.utah.gov/tag/consumer-harm/

Indiana AG Rokita v. TikTok

Filed: 2022

https://www.in.gov/attorneygeneral/

New Hampshire AG v. TikTok

Filed: 2024

https://www.doj.nh.gov/

Nebraska AG Hilgers v. TikTok

Filed: 2024

https://ago.nebraska.gov/

South Carolina AG v. TikTok

Filed: 2024

https://www.scag.gov/

YouTube 2,530+ Lawsuits Algorithm Addiction & Child Privacy Multiple state AGs have filed suit ▼

FTC + NY AG v. Google LLC and YouTube LLC — COPPA

Filed: September 4, 2019

https://www.ftc.gov/system/files/documents/cases/youtube_complaint.pdf

Arkansas AG Griffin v. Google / YouTube / Alphabet

Filed: September 2024

https://arkansasag.gov/

Nevada AG Ford v. Google LLC / YouTube / Alphabet Inc.

Filed: June 16, 2025

https://ag.nv.gov/News/PR/2025/Attorney_General_Ford_Announces_Litigation_Against_YouTube_for_Harms_Against_Nevada_Youth/

Multistate MDL-3047 — YouTube Named Alongside Meta, Snap, TikTok

Ongoing — 2,527+ cases as of May 2026. First federal bellwether trial set June 15, 2026.

https://mdlupdate.com/mdl/3047-social-media-adolescent-addiction/

Roblox 154+ Lawsuits Child Safety & Online Predators 9+ state AGs have filed suit — $35.8M in settlements (2026) ▼

Louisiana AG Murrill v. Roblox Corporation

Filed: August 15, 2025

https://www.ag.state.la.us/

Texas AG Paxton v. Roblox Corporation

Filed: November 7, 2025

https://www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/

Kentucky AG Coleman v. Roblox Corporation

Filed: October 2025

https://www.kentucky.gov/Pages/Activity-stream.aspx?n=AttorneyGeneral

Tennessee AG Skrmetti v. Roblox Corporation

Filed: December 18, 2025

https://www.tn.gov/attorneygeneral.html

Iowa AG Bird v. Roblox Corporation

Filed: January 2026

https://www.ag.iowa.gov/

Nebraska AG Hilgers v. Roblox Corporation

Filed: March 2026

https://ago.nebraska.gov/

Florida AG — Criminal Subpoenas Against Roblox

Filed: 2025

https://www.myfloridalegal.com/

Settled — April 2026 — $12.2M

Alabama v. Roblox Corporation

Settlement: April 2026

https://www.alabamaag.gov/

Settled — April 2026 — $12.5M

Nevada v. Roblox Corporation

Settlement: April 2026

https://ag.nv.gov/

Settled — April 2026 — $11.1M

West Virginia v. Roblox Corporation

Settlement: April 2026

https://www.wvago.gov/

Investigation — May 2026

Connecticut AG Tong — Investigation into Roblox

Launched: May 2026

https://portal.ct.gov/ag

Discord 130+ Lawsuits Child Safety & Online Predators 3 state AGs have filed suit ▼

New Jersey AG Platkin v. Discord Inc.

Filed: April 17, 2025

https://www.njoag.gov/ag-platkin-sues-messaging-app-discord-for-unlawful-practices-that-expose-nj-kids-to-child-predators-and-violent-sexual-content/

Texas AG Paxton v. Discord Inc.

Filed: May 2026

https://www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/news/releases/attorney-general-ken-paxton-files-landmark-lawsuit-against-discord-deceiving-parents-and-exposing

Nevada AG Ford v. Discord Inc.

Filed: May 2026

https://ag.nv.gov/

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