After TikTok, Snap settles social media addiction case
Snap has reached a tentative settlement in a lawsuit alleging that social media platforms contribute to addiction and mental health issues in young users. This follows similar settlements by TikTok and YouTube, leaving Meta as the primary remaining defendant in ongoing litigation.
Why it matters
These legal outcomes are forcing major social media companies to reconsider their platform design and child safety protocols.
Snap is the latest big tech company to settle a lawsuit that claimed social media platforms are harmful to children and young adults. The company has reached a “tentative” agreement in a case that was set to go to trial later this month.
TikTok recently settled its portion of the case with the plaintiff, known by the initials “R.K.C.,” ahead of a jury trial that starts next week in Los Angeles.
YouTube has also reached a deal, leaving Meta as the only remaining defendant.
Meta has lost similar child safety lawsuits focused on social media, including one in New Mexico earlier this year, which marked its first courtroom defeat over the matter. In March, a Los Angeles jury also handed the social media giant, along with Google, another defeat , and awarded the defendant in that case, who went by “K.G.M,” or Kaley, $6 million in damages.
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