Two teenage plaintiffs from Illinois and Mississippi alleged that features such as autoplay and infinite scroll deliberately cultivated compulsive platform use that led to disordered eating and severe depression. Although the teenagers had already resolved claims against TikTok and YouTube, Meta opted to settle shortly after jury selection commenced. The trial will proceed against Snapchat's parent company, Snap Inc., as courts navigate widespread claims of youth mental health harms caused by algorithmic design.
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Meta avoided a high-profile courtroom verdict by settling a key bellwether case selected…: Meta avoided a high-profile courtroom verdict by settling a key bellwether case selected from thousands of youth mental health lawsuits.
Snap Inc. must now defend platform features like infinite scroll and autoplay alone after…: Snap Inc. must now defend platform features like infinite scroll and autoplay alone after other tech giants settled their respective claims.
The tech giant continues to navigate massive legal liabilities, including an $18 billion…: The tech giant continues to navigate massive legal liabilities, including an $18 billion multi-state settlement and an appeal against a $25 billion penalty in New Mexico.
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Oct 30 : Meta Platforms has settled with a teen plaintiff who accused the company of designing Instagram and Facebook to be addictive, causing her mental health problems and disordered eating, attorneys for the plaintiff said on Friday.
The settlement came after jury selection began on Wednesday for a trial that was slated to test the claims of two teens, identified as S.J. and K.D.B., against Meta and Snapchat parent Snap Inc. Meta had settled with S.J. days before the trial, so Friday's settlement with K.D.B. means the trial is expected to proceed against Snap only.
“We remain committed to improving safety for kids on social media apps and holding tech companies accountable, and we are pleased to have brought this matter to a just resolution on behalf of our client,” Emily Jeffcott, an attorney for K.D.B., said in a statement.
The trial is the second in Los Angeles state court over claims brought by young people who say they became addicted to social media after Meta, Snap, TikTok and Alphabet's YouTube designed their platforms to encourage compulsive use.
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