US teen drops Meta lawsuit on social media addiction days before trial

Source: www.theguardian.com · Section: headlines · Bias: Center-Left · Published: Wed, 22 Jul 2026 22:33:43 GMT

Withdrawn case marks a victory for the social media giant after earlier landmark loss at trial over addictive claimsA Florida teen whose lawsuit claimed Meta’s platforms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 was ⁠set to start, his attorneys said on Wednesday. It was the latest in a massive series of high-stakes lawsuits against social media companies for allegedly designing addictive products that lead to the harm of children.The lawsuit, brought by a 15-year-old boy known as ⁠RKC, originally named four defendants, Google’s YouTube, Meta’s Instagram, Snap Inc’s Snapchat and ByteDance’s TikTok. YouTube and TikTok ‌settled in June and Snap reached a tentative settlement in the case, Bloomberg ‌reported on Monday. The terms of those settlements were confidential. Continue reading...

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