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Snapchat reaches settlement to avoid trial over social media addiction in the US
The agreement ends a dispute that would have served as a bellwether case for thousands of similar lawsuits seeking to hold tech companies accountable for impacts on youth mental health.
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The essentials of this story
- What happened
- Snap has ended a lawsuit regarding alleged social media addiction through a confidential settlement.
- Who is affected
- The teenagers who were suing the company and Snap itself, which avoids a trial that would have served as a benchmark for other cases.
- What changes
- The case will no longer serve as a bellwether trial to test arguments against the company before a jury, effectively closing the specific dispute.
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Sources
- Snapchat escapa de julgamento sobre vício em redes sociais após acordo — Olhar Digital
- Após Meta, dona do Snapchat faz acordo em processo sobre redes sociais nos EUA — Estadão — internacional
- Após Meta, Snap faz acordo em processo sobre redes sociais nos EUA — UOL — notícias