By Mike Swift ( July 21, 2026, 23:25 GMT | Comment) -- With trials against Meta Platforms drawing the bulk of the attention among state challenges to the allegedly addictive design of social media platforms, litigation by states challenging the legality of TikTok's design choices have been out of the limelight. The fact that the two dozen TikTok addictive design cases haven’t yet generated a surge of public attention is likely due to the rural nature of the state courts where many of the cases have been filed, and because none of the TikTok cases have advanced far enough yet to reach a jury. That could change starting next year.From Lancaster County, Nebraska, and Cleburne County, Arkansas, to state courts in Manhattan and Seattle, TikTok is defending lawsuits filed by two dozen attorneys general alleging addictive design, privacy and safety issues — an extensive but under-the-radar legal battle that spans the US. ...
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