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Courts Order Meta, Google, TikTok Pay $33M for Mental-Health Fixes

7/22/2026

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US district courts sued Meta, Google, and TikTok to fund mental-health services and redesign addictive features.
A March Los Angeles jury awarded Kaley Glenn-Mills $6 million, finding Meta and Google engineered addictive platforms.
In May, Breathitt County School District in Kentucky received $27 million from the firms for mental-health costs.
LAUSD superintendent Nick Melvoin said the district will seek tens of millions and injunctive orders to overhaul scrolling, recommendations, and autoplay.

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Story summary

US district courts sued Meta, Google, and TikTok to fund mental-health services and redesign addictive features.
A March Los Angeles jury awarded Kaley Glenn-Mills $6 million, finding Meta and Google engineered addictive platforms.
In May, Breathitt County School District in Kentucky received $27 million from the firms for mental-health costs.
LAUSD superintendent Nick Melvoin said the district will seek tens of millions and injunctive orders to overhaul scrolling, recommendations, and autoplay.