Meta settles with teen during trial testing claims social media caused depression, eating disorders
The agreement leaves Snap as the only defendant in a test case over claims that social media design fueled teen addiction and mental health harms.
- 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.
24 Articles
24 Articles
(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' ...
The company led by Mark Zuckerberg avoided being brought to justice after reaching an agreement with the plaintiff, which promises to "continue to hold technology companies to account".
The tech giant, Instagram's parent company, entered into a confidential agreement with an 18-year-old woman, K.D.B., announced on Friday the young woman's lawyers, a week after having dealt with the other complainant, S.J., 16 years old. Mark Zuckerberg and Adam Mosseri, head of Instagram, expected at the stand in mid-November, will no longer have to testify. Their performances, at the first test trial in Los Angeles earlier this year, had prove…
Meta settles, leaving Snap sole defendant in new social media trial
Meta reached a settlement in a landmark case over the alleged harms of social media, the plaintiffs’ lawyers said Friday, leaving Snap as the only defendant in a trial set to open in Los Angeles next week.
Meta settles with teen in social media depression trial
Meta Platforms has settled with a teen plaintiff who accused the company of designing Instagram and Facebook to be addictive, causing her mental health problems and disordered eating, attorneys for the plaintiff said on Friday. The settlement came after jury selection began on Wednesday for a trial that was slated to test the claims of two teens, identified as S.J. and K.D.B., against Meta and Snapchat parent Snap Inc. Meta had settled with S.J.…
Coverage Details
Bias Distribution
- 50% of the sources are Center
Factuality
To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium
