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US teen withdraws lawsuit against Meta over social media addiction

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A US teenager has withdrawn his lawsuit against Meta, his lawyers announced Wednesday, closing out a closely watched case over social media's harms to children's mental health without a trial.

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  1. BBC News

    Teenager drops social media addiction lawsuit against Meta (opens BBC News)

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    Claims from a 15-year-old boy were set to go to trial next week in Los Angeles, but the case has now been dropped.

  2. Seattle Times

    Bellwether lawsuit against Meta over social media addiction is dropped (opens Seattle Times)

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    A 15-year-old from Florida dropped his bellwether lawsuit against the company Wednesday, but Meta still faces a handful of other legal actions.

  3. Digital Journal

    U.S. teen withdraws lawsuit against Meta over social media addiction (opens Digital Journal)

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    A US teenager has withdrawn his lawsuit against Meta, his lawyers announced Wednesday, closing out a closely watched case over social media’s harms to children’s mental health without a trial. The withdrawal ends the case days before it was due to go before a Los Angeles jury on July 27 — a trial th…

  4. The Guardian

    US teen drops Meta lawsuit on social media addiction days before trial (opens The Guardian)

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    Withdrawn case marks a victory for the social media giant after earlier landmark loss at trial over addictive claims A Florida teen whose lawsuit claimed Meta ’s platforms were to blame ⁠for his depression ⁠and anxiety ​dropped his case against the company just days before the trial in Los Angeles w…

  5. KVIA El Paso

    Florida teen drops addiction case against Meta ahead of second ‘bellwether’ trial (opens KVIA El Paso)

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    By Clare Duffy, CNN New York (CNN) — Meta will avoid trial in a second lawsuit accusing it of intentionally addicting and harming a teen. The plaintiff dropped the case on Wednesday, days before trial was set to begin.A Florida teenager going by his initials, R.K.C.

  6. Courthouse News Service

    Teen drops social media addiction lawsuit against Meta (opens Courthouse News Service)

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    The move effectively ends R.K.C.'s lawsuit without Meta having to pay anything, right before trial was scheduled to begin Monday.

  7. The Hill

    Minor drops lawsuit against Meta alleging social media harm of trial (opens The Hill)

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    A minor who sued multiple social media companies over claims that he suffered mental health problems due to his use of their platforms has dropped his lawsuit against Meta, just days before the case was set to go to trial in California. The plaintiff identified only as “R.K.C.

  8. WFMZ Allentown

    US teen withdraws lawsuit against Meta over social media addiction (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    A US teenager has withdrawn his lawsuit against Meta, his lawyers announced Wednesday, closing out a closely watched case over social media's harms to children's mental health without a trial.

  9. Quartz

    A teen dropped his social media addiction lawsuit against Meta just before it went to trial (opens Quartz)

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    R.K.C. had already settled with YouTube, TikTok, and Snap, leaving Meta as the sole defendant ahead of jury selection

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