Meta settles claims with second plaintiff in social media addiction case

Meta on Friday reached a settlement with a teen plaintiff, identified in court documents as K.D.B., who claimed the company’s platforms, Instagram and Facebook, were addictive and caused her mental ‌health problems, attorneys for the plaintiff said.

The news comes just one day after the tech giant reached a settlement with S.J., the second teen plaintiff who had sued the company over similar claims. The terms of the settlement agreements with both plaintiffs are confidential.

In the weeks leading up to trial, TikTok and YouTube reached agreements to resolve the claims brought against them by both S.J. and K.D.B.

“We remain committed to improving safety for kids on social media apps and holding tech companies accountable, and we are pleased to have brought this matter to a just resolution on behalf of our client,” Emily Jeffcott, trial counsel for K.D.B., said in a statement.

Snap Inc. now remains the lone defendant in the trial, which began this week in Los Angeles with jury selection. Opening arguments are slated for Nov. 4.

In their lawsuit, K.D.B. and S.J. allege that Snap, the maker of Snapchat, designed features that would maximize the time young users spend on the app. Those features include…

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