Meta settles with teen during trial testing claims social media caused depression, eating disorders
- On Friday, Meta Platforms settled with a teen plaintiff who accused the company of designing Instagram and Facebook to be addictive, causing mental health problems and disordered eating. The settlement means the trial will proceed against Snap Inc. only.
- Thousands of lawsuits allege social media companies designed platforms to addict children, contributing to a youth mental health crisis involving anxiety, depression and suicide. Companies reject claims their platforms were designed to encourage compulsive use.
- Two teens from Illinois and Mississippi claimed they developed compulsive habits using platforms as early as age 9, citing features like autoplay and infinite scroll. Their cases were selected as test trials among thousands of pending lawsuits.
- In August, Meta reached settlements worth up to $18 billion with nearly every state and U.S. territory to resolve lawsuits over platform harm to teens. Earlier this month, a New Mexico judge ordered Meta to pay a $25 billion penalty.
- Attorney Emily Jeffcott stated the settlement provided a just resolution for her client, while a Meta spokesperson said, "We will continue to defend ourselves in court," as the trial in Los Angeles continues against Snap Inc.
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Los Angeles (USA), 30 Oct (EFE).- Meta reached an agreement this Friday to avoid continuing a trial in Los Angeles, in which one of her social media platforms was accused of harming the mental health of a teenager, in a case in which operator Snap is also accused, [...] The Meta entry agrees to resolve an Instagram action on the mental health of a young woman was first published in HolaNews.
The tech company denies accusations that it designs social platforms to make young people addicted.
Meta has reached an out-of-court settlement in a landmark case alleging harm from social media. This was announced by lawyers for the plaintiffs in the case today. Snap is the only company left in the case, which will begin trial in Los Angeles next week. “We remain committed to improving the safety of children on social media and holding technology companies accountable. We are pleased...
(Los Angeles = Yonhap News) Correspondent Kim Kyung-yoon = Meta Platform (hereinafter Meta), an IT company that operates Facebook and Instagram, [addresses] 'social networking service (SNS) addiction' ...
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