Social media companies face first trial over addiction to their platforms

Multiple social media platforms face a first-of-its-kind trial in a Los Angeles court this week, facing accusations that ...

What to Know About the Social Media Addiction Trials

Landmark trials beginning this week will test a new legal strategy claiming that Meta, TikTok, Snap and YouTube caused ...

TikTok settles social media addiction lawsuit ahead of trial

The case involves a 19-year-old from California who said she became addicted to social media platforms because of their ...

Parents say teens are addicted to social media. Now, a jury will decide.

For years, parents alleged that top social media companies had gotten teens hooked on their products with addictive design ...
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Meta, TikTok, YouTube Will Answer to Addiction Claims in Court

Meta, TikTok and YouTube will go to trial this week over allegations that their platforms are responsible for youth’s social ...
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TikTok settles social media addiction lawsuit ahead of a landmark trial

“TikTok and Snap have both now settled the first case, leaving Meta and YouTube as the remaining defendants. The case involves a 20-year-old California woman identified in a 2023 lawsuit as K.G.M. The ...

TikTok settles social media addiction lawsuit ahead of trial against Meta, YouTube

TikTok agreed to settle a landmark lawsuit on social media addiction on Tuesday, according to one of the plaintiff's lawyers, the same day the trial was due to start against two remaining companies.