New Jersey Teenager Drops Bellwether Social Media Addiction Lawsuit
Covered by 4 sources
- The Hill Politics·2h agoTeen drops high-profile social media addiction lawsuit
A teenager has dropped her lawsuit against Meta, YouTube and Snapchat, which was set to go to trial later this year as part of a broader series of cases accusing social media giants of designing addictive platforms. The teen, referred to as P.M.Y., previously settled with TikTok…
Read at The Hill Politics → - ET Tech·18h agoUS teen drops lawsuit against Meta, Google and Snap ahead of trial
The plaintiff, a 15-year-old girl from New Jersey identified in California court records as P. M-Y., had alleged the platforms' owners - Meta Platforms, Google and Snap Inc - contributed to her social media addiction, depression and self-harm.
Read at ET Tech → - NDTV World·22h agoUS Teen Drops Social Media Addiction Lawsuit Against Meta, Google Before Trial
The plaintiff, a 15-year-old girl from New Jersey identified in California court records as PM-Y, had alleged the platforms' owners -- Meta Platforms, Google, and Snap Inc -- contributed to her social media addiction, depression, and self-harm.
Read at NDTV World → - NYT Technology·1d agoNew Jersey Teenager Drops Bellwether Social Media Addiction Lawsuit
The case was the third of nine major personal injury cases that could expose Meta, YouTube, Snap and TikTok to financial damages and force them to change the designs of their platforms.
Read at NYT Technology →
