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Snap settles social media addiction lawsuit, averting trial

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Snap joins Alphabet, Meta and TikTok in resolving allegations that its social media platform was designed to encourage addictive behavior.

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  1. Just the News

    Snapchat parent company settles social media lawsuit with teens accusing it of causing depression (opens Just the News)

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    The plaintiffs are KDB, who is described as an 18-year-old from Mississippi, and the other plaintiff has been identified as SJ, a 16-year-old girl from Illinois. Both have claimed they started using YouTube at age 3 and other platforms at age 9.

  2. Bloomberg

    Snap Reaches Settlement to Avoid LA Trial in Addiction Case (opens Bloomberg)

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    Snap Inc. has settled a lawsuit filed by two teenagers who say years of compulsive scrolling and posting on the company’s photo-sharing app contributed to their mental health struggles, according to attorneys for the plaintiffs.

  3. Independent Journal Review

    Snap settles bellwether teen social-media harm case (opens Independent Journal Review)

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    Snap settled a bellwether lawsuit brought by two young people who said Snapchat’s design encouraged compulsive use and contributed to mental-health problems, avoiding a Los Angeles trial; settlement terms were not disclosed.

  4. New York Post

    Teens settle with Snapchat parent, ending trial against Big Tech over social media addiction claims (opens New York Post)

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    Jury selection began last week for the trial. The plaintiffs had previously settled with Meta, TikTok and Alphabet's YouTube.

  5. WFMZ Allentown

    Snap settles US social media trial days after Meta (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    Snap has settled what would have been another landmark trial over the alleged harms of social media, lawyers for the plaintiffs said Monday, just days after Meta reached its own settlement and two days before opening statements were due to…

  6. Quartz

    Snap settled with two teens during Los Angeles social media addiction jury selection (opens Quartz)

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    The settlement spares Snap the second bellwether trial in California state court over claims that social apps harm young users

  7. The Hill

    Snap settles social media addiction case, ending bellwether trial (opens The Hill)

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    Snap, the parent company of Snapchat, has settled claims alleging the platform was intentionally designed to be addictive for young users, ending the bellwether trial two days before opening arguments in Los Angeles. The settlement, announced Monday by the legal teams for plaintiffs for "S.J.

  8. Courthouse News Service

    Snap reaches settlement with two social media victims, avoiding trial (opens Courthouse News Service)

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    The settlement resolves the cases of two unnamed plaintiffs, whose trial was set to begin on Wednesday.

  9. CBS News

    Snap settles social media addiction lawsuit, averting trial (opens CBS News)

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    Snap joins Alphabet, Meta and TikTok in resolving allegations that its social media platform was designed to encourage addictive behavior.

  10. Engadget

    Snap settles social media addiction lawsuit to avoid trial (opens Engadget)

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    Snap CEO Evan Spiegel was due to testify in the upcoming trial.

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