There is no single claim-form deadline for social media harm cases. Your deadline is your state's personal-injury time limit, most often two to three years after injury or discovery of the link. The federal cases are coordinated as In re: Social Media Adolescent Addiction/Personal Injury Products Liability Litigation, MDL No.
3047. The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California lists Chief Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers as the presiding judge.
Official resources:
- Read the official notice from Uscourts — Use this primary source to verify the official announcement.
- Read the official notice from Uscourts — Use this primary source to verify the official announcement.
Table of Contents
- Why There Is No Single Claim Date
- How Your State Deadline Works
- Who Can Still File Now?
- What to Do Before Time Runs Out
Why There Is No Single Claim Date
LawFold reports there is no global individual settlement fund as of October 2026. The cases proceed as individual personal-injury suits in MDL 3047 and California JCCP 5255, not as one class claim, according to LawFold's October case review.
You do not wait for a notice or claim form. You protect your rights by filing your own case before your state limit runs.
How Your State Deadline Works
CourtDocket places the practical deadline at each state's personal-injury statute of limitations. That limit runs most commonly two to three years from injury or discovery, within a one-to-six-year national range, according to CourtDocket's eligibility and deadlines guide.
Fob & Foster Personal Injury Lawyers explain the clock is commonly paused for minors until age 18. Some states extend that pause to 20 or 21, so a child's claim can stay viable longer than an adult's identical claim, according to Fob & Foster's filing guide.
Who Can Still File Now?
CourtDocket describes eligible claimants generally as minors who used Meta, TikTok, Snap, or YouTube products and have documented harm plus treatment records. Use this quick check before seeking legal review: If all three fit, your next step is a state-specific deadline check. Tolling may help a minor, but it does not create extra time for every adult claim.
- Used a covered product as a minor: Meta, TikTok, Snap, or YouTube
- Has a documented injury: anxiety, depression, eating disorder, self-harm, suicidal ideation, or wrongful death
- Has treatment records tied to that condition
What to Do Before Time Runs Out
The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California points filers to an individual short-form complaint in the MDL process. Expiration of the state period permanently bars the claim, even while the MDL remains open.
The docket remains active, with 3,824 pending actions on October 1, 2026, according to the Judicial Panel's October docket report. LawFold notes Meta's August 2026 payment of up to about $17 billion settled state-attorney-general claims and pays states, not individual families or school districts. Pull treatment records now and ask a lawyer in your state to calendar your limit.