Social Media Lawsuit
Qualification Questionnaire
The Social Media Victims Law Center holds social media companies accountable through product liability law. Answer five short sections to help our legal team assess whether your situation may qualify.
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Who is filing this inquiry?
This determines jurisdiction and legal standing for any potential claim.
Our Mission: Holding Social Media and AI Companies Accountable
The Social Media Victims Law Center (SMVLC)
The Social Media Victims Law Center (SMVLC) works to hold social media companies and AI companies legally accountable for the harm they inflict on vulnerable users. SMVLC seeks to apply principles of product liability to force social media companies to elevate consumer safety to the forefront of their economic analysis and design safer platforms that protect users from foreseeable harm.
Many families are left searching for answers after watching their child struggle with addiction, self-harm, dangerous online interactions, or severe mental health changes connected to social media use. Meanwhile, social media companies continue generating billions in profit while facing little accountability for the risks their products create.
While regulation can respond to harm after it occurs, product liability law creates pressure for companies to act before that harm happens. This shift from reactive response to proactive accountability is central to SMVLC's mission.
Vulnerable Users Protected
Children, teens & families
Product Liability Focus
Platform design, not user content
Proactive Accountability
Before harm happens
Our Product Liability Approach to Social Media Harm Lawsuits
Targeting platform design and algorithmic systems — not user content.
SMVLC approaches social media harm cases through product liability law. These lawsuits do not focus on user content. Instead, they focus on the platform features and algorithmic systems intentionally built to maximize engagement — especially among children and teens.
Legal Strategy Validated in Court — 2026
A Los Angeles jury returned a verdict finding Meta and YouTube liable for harm caused to young users, awarding damages and reinforcing the theory that Section 230 does not shield companies from claims based on their own product design choices.
Social media companies must be held responsible when their products create foreseeable risks
Section 230 does not protect companies from product design liability claims
Algorithmic systems built to maximize engagement are the target — not user-generated content
Like other industries, social media must act before harm occurs, not after
You Deserve Answers — and Accountability
If your child has struggled with addiction, self-harm, or severe mental health changes connected to social media, SMVLC can help you understand your legal options. Complete the questionnaire above or reach out directly.
This questionnaire is for informational and intake purposes only. Completing it does not create an attorney-client relationship, constitute legal advice, or guarantee representation. All submissions are confidential.