New Jersey Teenager Drops Bellwether Social Media Addiction Lawsuit
2 sources·Updated August 21, 2026
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- NDTV World·15h 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·21h 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.
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