Teen withdraws social media addiction lawsuit against Meta before trial

A 15-year-old girl from New Jersey reportedly withdrew her lawsuit against Meta, Google and Snap before the trial began on August 20.
The teen had alleged that platforms including Instagram, YouTube and Snapchat contributed to social media addiction, depression and self-harm.
Meta and Google said the claims were dropped without any financial settlement, while TikTok had earlier settled the case.
The lawsuit was among thousands of cases examining whether social media platforms harm young users through addictive design features.

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