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Social Media Evidence Library

This library contains more than 2,000 exhibits, internal communications, research documents, and other materials cited in social media harm lawsuits across the United States.

These records provide insight into allegations concerning youth mental health impacts, platform design, and product features at the center of ongoing legal proceedings. Review the Omnibus filing from the school district plaintiffs for a road map explaining the evidence.

The collection includes materials referenced in both state and federal courts as consolidated and stand-alone litigations, offering a valuable resource for tracking developments across the numerous cases.

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Access exhibits from the following cases:

Case NameCourt TypePlaintiff TypeTrial Type
JCCP Summary Judgment Exhibits
Social Media Cases (2025) [JCCP No. 5255], No. 22STCV21355 (Cal. Super. Ct.)
StateIndividual PlaintiffsJury
JCCP Trial Exhibits – KGM Case
P.F., et. al. (K.G.M.) v. Meta Platforms, Inc., et. al., Case No. 23SMCV03371 (Cal. Super. Ct.)
StateIndividual PlaintiffsJury
MDL Summary Judgment Exhibits - Multistate AG Case
In re: Social Media Adolescent Addiction/Personal Injury Products Liability Litigation, No. 22-md-03047-YGR (N.D. Cal.)
FederalState Attorneys GeneralBench
MDL Summary Judgment Exhibits - School District Case
In re: Social Media Adolescent Addiction/Personal Injury Products Liability Litigation, No. 22-md-03047-YGR (N.D. Cal.)
Federal Individual Plaintiffs, School DistrictsJury
MDL Trial Exhibits - Multistate AG Case
The People of the State of California, et al. v. Meta Platforms, Inc. et al.
FederalState Attorneys GeneralMixed
New Mexico AG Summary Judgment Exhibits
New Mexico v. Meta Platforms Inc., et. al., No. D-101-CV-2023-02838 (N.M. Dist. Ct.)
StateState Attorney GeneralMixed*
New Mexico AG Trial Exhibits
New Mexico v. Meta Platforms Inc., et. al., No. D-101-CV-2023-02838 (N.M. Dist. Ct.)
StateState Attorney GeneralMixed*

*The New Mexico trial occurred in two phases. The first phase established liability and was a jury trial. The trial’s second phase addressed (1) the scope of appropriate injunctive relief, specifically safety improvement changes, necessary to address Meta’s statutory violations (as found during the first phase); (2) whether Meta’s actions contributed to a “public nuisance” and (3) if so, the amount Meta must pay to abate that nuisance. A ruling has not yet been made in the second phase bench trial.

Document Types

  • Company document – Internal company documents produced by the social media defendants (Meta, YouTube, Snap, and/or TikTok)
  • Expert report – Reports written by plaintiffs’ and/or defendants’ retained experts to support the parties’ arguments
  • Deposition transcript – Excerpts of under-oath deposition testimony given by company witnesses and/or experts
  • Other – Miscellaneous documents like (1) discovery requests, (2) responses and objections to discovery requests, (3) peer reviewed literature, (4) public statements by defendants’ executives (including press releases), (5) publicly available court documents (i.e., unsealed briefs or complaints).
Case
Platform
Tags
Type
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Ethical Design in T&S

Platform

TikTok
Document Type
Company Document
Source
mdl-omni-msj-exhibits / Dkt. 2755-33 (2/20/26)
Bates Number
TIKTOK3047MDL-120-LARK-06206419-TIKTOK3047MDL-120-LARK-06206431
Exhibit Number
594
Case Citation
In re: Social Media Adolescent Addiction/Personal Injury Products Liability Litigation, No. 22-md-03047-YGR (N.D. Cal.)

Tags

Depression Anxiety Social Comparison - Body Image Algorithmic Recommendations and Feeds Addiction-Compulsive Use Growing Session Length or Frequency Feature Change or Test
Problematic Internet Use: Causes, Consequences, and Future Directions

Platform

TikTok
Document Type
Company Document
Source
mdl-omni-msj-exhibits / Dkt. 2877-28 (3/25/26)
Bates Number
TIKTOK3047MDL-029-LARK-00070812-TIKTOK3047MDL-029-LARK-00070831
Exhibit Number
595
Case Citation
In re: Social Media Adolescent Addiction/Personal Injury Products Liability Litigation, No. 22-md-03047-YGR (N.D. Cal.)

Tags

Anxiety Depression Addiction-Compulsive Use CSAM-Predation Other User Impact Youth Targeting Sleep Deprivation Self-Harm and Suicide Eating Disorders Social Comparison - Body Image Schools
Youth Centered Design 2024 Product Strategy [P&C]

Platform

TikTok
Document Type
Company Document
Source
mdl-omni-msj-exhibits / Dkt. 2877-29 (3/25/26)
Bates Number
TIKTOK3047MDL-014-00330672-TIKTOK3047MDL-014-00330683
Exhibit Number
596
Case Citation
In re: Social Media Adolescent Addiction/Personal Injury Products Liability Litigation, No. 22-md-03047-YGR (N.D. Cal.)

Tags

Anxiety Depression Eating Disorders Social Comparison - Body Image Feature Change or Test Addiction-Compulsive Use Sleep Deprivation Appearance Filters Age Gating Parental Controls Notifications Likes and Social Rewards Algorithmic Recommendations and Feeds Self-Harm and Suicide CSAM-Predation Content Moderation Youth Targeting
[TnS] Sleep Reminders

Platform

TikTok
Document Type
Company Document
Source
mdl-omni-msj-exhibits / Dkt. 2877-31 (3/25/26)
Bates Number
TIKTOK3047MDL-010-00329290-TIKTOK3047MDL-010-00329318
Exhibit Number
601
Case Citation
In re: Social Media Adolescent Addiction/Personal Injury Products Liability Litigation, No. 22-md-03047-YGR (N.D. Cal.)

Tags

Depression Feature Change or Test Sleep Deprivation Notifications Time-Spent Controls or Trackers Youth Targeting Addiction-Compulsive Use
[P0][TnS] Impose Stricter Time Limits on Sending Push Notifications to Minors-ROW Rollout

Platform

TikTok
Document Type
Company Document
Source
mdl-omni-msj-exhibits / Dkt. 2755-35 (2/20/26)
Bates Number
TIKTOK3047MDL-002-00101838-TIKTOK3047MDL-002-00101846
Exhibit Number
602
Case Citation
In re: Social Media Adolescent Addiction/Personal Injury Products Liability Litigation, No. 22-md-03047-YGR (N.D. Cal.)

Tags

Notifications Feature Change or Test Time-Spent Controls or Trackers Sleep Deprivation Addiction-Compulsive Use Likes and Social Rewards Youth Targeting
Trust & Safety-Product Brief

Platform

TikTok
Document Type
Company Document
Source
mdl-omni-msj-exhibits / Dkt. 2877-34 (3/25/26)
Bates Number
TIKTOK3047MDL-004-00145062-TIKTOK3047MDL-004-00145064
Exhibit Number
616
Case Citation
In re: Social Media Adolescent Addiction/Personal Injury Products Liability Litigation, No. 22-md-03047-YGR (N.D. Cal.)

Tags

Other User Impact Youth Targeting Schools Viral Challenges Content Moderation Under-13 Version Age Gating Parental Controls Algorithmic Recommendations and Feeds
TikTok-North America Chat

Platform

TikTok
Document Type
Company Document
Source
mdl-omni-msj-exhibits / Dkt. 2755-37 (2/20/26)
Bates Number
TIKTOK3047MDL-036-LARK-00150904-TIKTOK3047MDL-036-LARK-00150912
Exhibit Number
617
Case Citation
In re: Social Media Adolescent Addiction/Personal Injury Products Liability Litigation, No. 22-md-03047-YGR (N.D. Cal.)

Tags

Appearance Filters Social Comparison - Body Image Feature Change or Test
supplemental written discovery responses and objections served by the TikTok Defendants in response to Plaintiffs Fourth Set of Interrogatories on February 24, 2025.

Platform

TikTok
Document Type
Other
Source
mdl-omni-msj-exhibits / Dkt. 2877-35 (3/25/26)
Exhibit Number
619
Case Citation
In re: Social Media Adolescent Addiction/Personal Injury Products Liability Litigation, No. 22-md-03047-YGR (N.D. Cal.)

Tags

Age Gating Parental Controls Algorithmic Recommendations and Feeds Live Streaming CSAM-Predation Blocking and Reporting Follow and Friend Suggestions Notifications Time-Spent Controls or Trackers
Filters & Effects: Advice from EU/US/GR/PR

Platform

TikTok
Document Type
Company Document
Source
mdl-omni-msj-exhibits / Dkt. 2755-39 (2/20/26)
Bates Number
TIKTOK3047MDL-072-LARK-01140760-TIKTOK3047MDL-072-LARK-01140765
Exhibit Number
620
Case Citation
In re: Social Media Adolescent Addiction/Personal Injury Products Liability Litigation, No. 22-md-03047-YGR (N.D. Cal.)

Tags

Social Comparison - Body Image Youth Targeting Depression Anxiety Eating Disorders Self-Harm and Suicide Appearance Filters Schools - Local Government
[T&S] Digital Wellbeing Bimonth Update

Platform

TikTok
Document Type
Company Document
Source
mdl-omni-msj-exhibits / Dkt. 2877-37 (3/25/26)
Bates Number
TIKTOK3047MDL-099-LARK-04804859-TIKTOK3047MDL-099-LARK-04804895
Exhibit Number
622
Case Citation
In re: Social Media Adolescent Addiction/Personal Injury Products Liability Litigation, No. 22-md-03047-YGR (N.D. Cal.)

Tags

Appearance Filters Time-Spent Controls or Trackers Viral Challenges Youth Targeting Addiction-Compulsive Use Social Comparison - Body Image Schools
Camera "Beauty Retouching" Panel Effects-TnS Mental Health Recommendations [May 2023]

Platform

TikTok
Document Type
Company Document
Source
mdl-omni-msj-exhibits / Dkt. 2755-40 (2/20/26)
Bates Number
TIKTOK3047MDL-054-LARK-00552309-TIKTOK3047MDL-054-LARK-00552326
Exhibit Number
624
Case Citation
In re: Social Media Adolescent Addiction/Personal Injury Products Liability Litigation, No. 22-md-03047-YGR (N.D. Cal.)

Tags

Appearance Filters Youth Targeting Eating Disorders Social Comparison - Body Image Self-Harm and Suicide Age Gating Parental Controls Likes and Social Rewards Feature Change or Test Anxiety Depression
Chat between TikTok Employees dated January 24, 2024

Platform

TikTok
Document Type
Company Document
Source
mdl-omni-msj-exhibits / Dkt. 2877-39 (3/25/26)
Bates Number
TIKTOK3047MDL-072-LARK-01137552-TIKTOK3047MDL-072-LARK-01137556
Exhibit Number
626
Case Citation
In re: Social Media Adolescent Addiction/Personal Injury Products Liability Litigation, No. 22-md-03047-YGR (N.D. Cal.)

Tags

Social Comparison - Body Image Appearance Filters
User Feedback Data-Excerpt

Platform

TikTok
Document Type
Company Document
Source
mdl-omni-msj-exhibits / Dkt. 2877-41 (3/25/26)
Bates Number
TIKTOK3047MDL-290-LARK-08852028
Exhibit Number
628
Case Citation
In re: Social Media Adolescent Addiction/Personal Injury Products Liability Litigation, No. 22-md-03047-YGR (N.D. Cal.)

Tags

Appearance Filters Social Comparison - Body Image Youth Targeting
User Complaint Feedback Data-Excerpt

Platform

TikTok
Document Type
Company Document
Source
mdl-omni-msj-exhibits / Dkt. 2877-42 (3/25/26)
Bates Number
TIKTOK3047MDL-290-LARK-08852029
Exhibit Number
629
Case Citation
In re: Social Media Adolescent Addiction/Personal Injury Products Liability Litigation, No. 22-md-03047-YGR (N.D. Cal.)

Tags

Appearance Filters Social Comparison - Body Image
[Final Readout] Teen Recs Lockdown for IG Teen Accounts Launch

Platform

Instagram
Document Type
Company Document
Source
new-mexico-trial-exhibits / jury-trial / New Mexico v. Meta Platforms Inc. (03/09/2026)
Bates Number
META3047MDL-284-00023993-META3047MDL-284-00023997
Exhibit Number
DX0826
Case Citation
New Mexico v. Meta Platforms Inc., et. al., No. D-101-CV-2023-02838 (N.M. Dist. Ct.)

Tags

Youth Targeting Algorithmic Recommendations and Feeds Feature Change or Test Age Gating Content Moderation Blocking and Reporting
User Complaint Feedback Data-Excerpt

Platform

TikTok
Document Type
Company Document
Source
mdl-omni-msj-exhibits / Dkt. 2877-43 (3/25/26)
Bates Number
TIKTOK3047MDL-290-LARK-08852029
Exhibit Number
630
Case Citation
In re: Social Media Adolescent Addiction/Personal Injury Products Liability Litigation, No. 22-md-03047-YGR (N.D. Cal.)

Tags

Appearance Filters Social Comparison - Body Image
User Complaint Feedback Data-Excerpt

Platform

TikTok
Document Type
Company Document
Source
mdl-omni-msj-exhibits / Dkt. 2877-44 (3/25/26)
Bates Number
TIKTOK3047MDL-290-LARK-08852029
Exhibit Number
631
Case Citation
In re: Social Media Adolescent Addiction/Personal Injury Products Liability Litigation, No. 22-md-03047-YGR (N.D. Cal.)

Tags

Appearance Filters Social Comparison - Body Image
Transcript of the Deposition of Jordan Furlong taken on April 11, 2025 and April 12, 2025.

Platform

TikTok
Document Type
Transcript - Deposition
Source
mdl-omni-msj-exhibits / Dkt. 2877-45 (3/25/26)
Exhibit Number
632
Case Citation
In re: Social Media Adolescent Addiction/Personal Injury Products Liability Litigation, No. 22-md-03047-YGR (N.D. Cal.)

Tags

Age Gating Parental Controls Addiction-Compulsive Use Growing Session Length or Frequency Appearance Filters Feature Change or Test Social Comparison - Body Image Time-Spent Controls or Trackers
Transcript of the Deposition of Kathryn "Ryn" Linthicum taken on April 17, 2025.

Platform

TikTok
Document Type
Transcript - Deposition
Source
mdl-omni-msj-exhibits / Dkt. 2877-46 (3/25/26)
Exhibit Number
633
Case Citation
In re: Social Media Adolescent Addiction/Personal Injury Products Liability Litigation, No. 22-md-03047-YGR (N.D. Cal.)

Tags

Content Moderation Self-Harm and Suicide Appearance Filters Feature Change or Test Social Comparison - Body Image
Transcript of the Deposition of Yue Fu taken on May 21, 2025.

Platform

TikTok
Document Type
Transcript - Deposition
Source
mdl-omni-msj-exhibits / Dkt. 2877-48 (3/25/26)
Exhibit Number
635
Case Citation
In re: Social Media Adolescent Addiction/Personal Injury Products Liability Litigation, No. 22-md-03047-YGR (N.D. Cal.)

Tags

Content Moderation Algorithmic Recommendations and Feeds Growing Session Length or Frequency