Meta's Australian social-media harms case paused until February pending rival action
By Saloni Sinha ( November 3, 2026, 04:36 GMT | Insight) -- An Australian class action against Meta Platforms over alleged social-media harms will return to court in February as a judge awaits a potentially competing lawsuit that another law firm expects to file in January 2027. At a Federal Court hearing on Tuesday, lawyer Thomas Prince, representing applicants in a class action brought by Australian law firm MinterEllison, proposed a timetable that would close pleadings and Meta’s defense before the end of the year.An Australian class action against Meta Platforms over alleged social-media harms will return to court in February as a judge awaits a potentially competing lawsuit that another law firm expects to file in January 2027....
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