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US teen drops Meta lawsuit on social media addiction days before trial

The Guardian UK Wednesday 22 July 2026, 21:17 UTC By Reuters 1 min read
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Withdrawn case marks a victory for the social media giant after earlier landmark loss at trial over addictive claimsA Florida teen whose lawsuit claimed Meta’s platforms were to blame ⁠for his depression ⁠and anxiety ​dropped his case against the company just days before the trial in Los Angeles was ⁠set to start, his attorneys said on Wednesday. The lawsuit, brought by a 15-year-old boy known as ⁠RKC, originally named four defendants, Google’s YouTube, Meta’s Instagram, Snap Inc’s ​Snapchat...

Withdrawn case marks a victory for the social media giant after earlier landmark loss at trial over addictive claims

A Florida teen whose lawsuit claimed Meta’s platforms were to blame ⁠for his depression ⁠and anxiety ​dropped his case against the company just days before the trial in Los Angeles was ⁠set to start, his attorneys said on Wednesday.

The lawsuit, brought by a 15-year-old boy known as ⁠RKC, originally named four defendants, Google’s YouTube, Meta’s Instagram, Snap Inc’s ​Snapchat and ByteDance’s TikTok, but ‌YouTube and TikTok ‌settled in June. The terms of those settlements were confidential. Snap reached a tentative settlement in the case, Bloomberg ‌reported on Monday.

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