Snap settles minor addiction case as Meta faces jury trial next week

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Snap has reached a tentative settlement in the second case scheduled for trial over allegations that major social media platforms are addictive to minors, leaving Meta as the only remaining defendant expected to face a jury when the trial begins next week in Los Angeles. Terms of the proposed settlement were not disclosed. Google's YouTube and TikTok had previously reached agreements with the plaintiff, identified as R.K.C. The legal proceedings are part of more than 3,000 individual complaints filed against the four platforms by users or their families, alleging that their products are addictive and have caused harm. The cases come amid increasing policy scrutiny of children's access to social media, with Australia introducing a ban in 2025 preventing users under 16 from accessing social media and at least a dozen other countries considering similar measures.