Meta Settles Social Media Addiction Case, Avoiding Trial
📍 Where it landed
{ "epilogue": "Meta settled lawsuits alleging that its social media platforms caused addiction, depression, and eating disorders, thereby avoiding a scheduled trial in Los Angeles. The settlements left Snap as the sole defendant moving forward in the youth social media addiction case." }
Epilogue added 5d ago, after coverage quieted.
The reporting (15)
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Meta Settles Social Media Addiction Case, Avoiding Trial The New York Times · 7d ago broke it first
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