Meta settles with teen during trial testing claims social media caused depression, eating disorders
The agreement leaves Snap as the lone defendant in a bellwether case testing claims that social media apps were designed to hook teens.
- 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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Meta Platforms, the parent company of Instagram, has reached an amicable settlement with a young woman who filed a lawsuit against it. She alleged that Instagram and Facebook were designed to be “addictive” and caused her mental health problems and an eating disorder. The terms of the agreement with the 18-year-old, known only by the initials “K.D.B.” were not disclosed. Last week, Meta also reached an amicable settlement with a second plainti…
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.
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.
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