TikTok Joins Snap To Settle Social Media Addiction Lawsuit
Social media addiction lawsuit sees TikTok and Snap settle while Meta and YouTube face landmark trial over youth mental health harms.
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TikTok Joins Snap To Settle Social Media Addiction Lawsuit
Social Media Addiction Lawsuit: TikTok, Snap Settle as Meta Heads to Trial TikTok and Snap have quietly settled a landmark social media addiction lawsuit just hours before jury selection began for a historic trial against Meta and YouTube. The case centers on K.G.M., a 19-year-old California plaintiff who alleges these platforms deliberately engineered addictive features that harmed her mental health starting in childhood. While TikTok reached its agreement Monday evening and Snap settled the prior week, Meta and Google's YouTube now stand alone facing a six-week trial that could reshape how social platforms design their products for young users. Credit: Daniel de la Hoz / Getty Images The Plaintiff Behind the Precedent K.G.M.'s story reads like a digital native's biography—and a cautionary tale. She began watching YouTube videos at age six, uploaded her first content by eight, and soon found herself scrolling through TikTok, Snapchat, and Instagram for hours daily. By her mid…
