( August 12, 2026, 1:25 PM EDT) -- SAN FRANCISCO — The Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals dismissed appeals by Meta Platforms Inc. and TikTok Inc. of lower court orders denying in part their motions to dismiss several claims based on their asserted immunity under Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act (CDA) in a product liability multidistrict litigation over the purported addictive qualities for adolescents of several of the largest social media platforms, finding that the appellate court lacks jurisdiction under the collateral order doctrine....