Meta Settles Social Media Addiction Case, Avoiding Trial

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1. NBC News Leans left Factuality: High US 9 hours ago
   Meta settles claims with second plaintiff in social media addiction case

   Meta on Friday reached a settlement with a teen plaintiff, identified in court documents as K.D.B., who claimed the company’s platforms, Instagram and Facebook, were addictive and caused her mental ‌health problems, attorneys for the plaintiff said.

2. Engadget Center Factuality: High US 10 hours ago
   Meta settles another social media addiction case just before trial

   Snap is now the only defendant in the case.

3. CBS News Leans left Factuality: High US 11 hours ago
   Meta settles social media addiction lawsuit, averting trial

   Two plaintiffs alleged that Meta and Snap designed their social media platforms to foster addictive behavior.

4. The New York Times Left Factuality: Very high US 12 hours ago
   Meta Settles Social Media Addiction Case, Avoiding Trial

   The case, brought by an 18-year-old Mississippi woman and set for trial next week, was the fourth of nine bellwether personal injury lawsuits.

5. The Hill Center Factuality: High US 13 hours ago
   Meta settles with second plaintiff during trial over social media addiction

   Meta settled a social media addiction lawsuit with an 18-year-old plaintiff on Friday, avoiding its next bellwether trial, which began jury selection this week. The case, filed by a woman from Mississippi dubbed “K.D.B.,” alleged her use of Instagram and Snapchat as a child...

6. Hindustan Times Center Factuality: High IN 13 hours ago
   Meta reaches settlement in Mississippi teen’s social media addiction lawsuit; Case against Snap continues

   Meta reached a settlement with an 18-year-old plaintiff who accused social media companies of contributing to mental health problems.