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Meta settles lawsuit over social media addiction among youth
The agreement ends Meta's involvement in a bellwether trial in the United States, leaving Snap, the owner of Snapchat, as the sole defendant in the ongoing case.
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The essentials of this story
- What happened
- Meta has ended its participation as a defendant in a bellwether trial regarding youth social media addiction in the U.S.
- Who is affected
- Meta, Snap Inc., and young users who filed lawsuits against digital platforms.
- What changes
- The trial in Los Angeles will proceed only against Snap, while Meta is no longer a defendant in this specific action.
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