US EditionTiktok Settles Social Media Addiction Lawsuit Ahead of Trial
TikTok settled a product-liability lawsuit alleging addictive design caused mental health harms to youth, while Meta and YouTube proceed to trial in a landmark case.
- On Jan 27, TikTok agreed to settle with a plaintiff and will no longer be part of the Los Angeles County Superior Court trial; settlement terms were not disclosed and the company did not respond to requests for comment.
- Plaintiffs argue the apps' deliberate design choices created addiction and harm, citing behavioral tactics likened to slot machines and cigarette-industry methods to undercut Section 230 and First Amendment defenses.
- A 19-year-old plaintiff identified as K.G.M. anchors the bellwether test case, while jury selection starts this week in Los Angeles County Superior Court with 75 potential jurors per day and Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg expected to testify.
- The trial moves forward against Meta and YouTube despite third-party settlements; Snap Inc., parent of Snapchat, settled on January 20 and exited the LA bellwether, while experts warn the verdict could set precedent akin to Big Tobacco trials.
- Later this year, another major trial will begin in the Northern District of California as more than 40 state attorneys general have filed suits and TikTok remains a defendant in other injury cases.
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TikTok settles social media addiction case
TikTok has reached a last-minute settlement in a closely watched social media addiction lawsuit, just hours before jury selection was due to begin in a landmark trial. The case is one of the first of its kind to reach a jury and is being closely followed because it is intended as a bellwether trial – a test case that could shape how hundreds of similar lawsuits against major technology companies… Source
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The social network was accused of deliberately designing its application to extend the maximum time spent on the app. The company follows the example of Snapchat and closes the process with confidential agreement.
TikTok Settles Children’s Addiction Lawsuit Ahead of Trial
TikTok has reached a settlement in a landmark lawsuit alleging the platform’s design deliberately fosters addiction and harms children, avoiding a trial due to begin in Los Angeles, lawyers for the plaintiff said. Financial terms of the settlement were not disclosed, and TikTok did not immediately comment, according to the Associated Press. The case, one of several targeting major social media companies including Meta’s Instagram and Google’s Yo…
TikTok settles major youth addiction lawsuit days before trial
TikTok has agreed to settle a major lawsuit claiming its platform deliberately addicted and harmed children, just days before the trial was set to begin. The case, which also involves Meta’s Instagram, Google’s YouTube and Snap, could influence hundreds of similar lawsuits targeting social media companies over youth mental health and safety. TikTok agreed to settle a landmark social media addiction lawsuit just before the trial kicked off, the p…
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