"TikTok and Snap, which were originally named in the lawsuit, settled for undisclosed sums. "This was only the first case - there are hundreds of parents and school districts in the social media addiction trials that start today, and sadly, new families every day who are speaking out and bringing Big Tech to court for its deliberately harmful products," said Sacha Haworth, executive director of the nonprofit Tech Oversight Project."
"At the core of the case is a 19-year-old identified only by the initials "KGM," whose case could determine how thousands of other, similar lawsuits against social media companies will play out. She and two other plaintiffs have been selected for bellwether trials - essentially test cases for both sides to see how their arguments play out before a jury and what damages, if any, may be awarded, said Clay Calvert, a nonresident senior fellow of technology policy studies at the American Enterprise Institute."
Meta and Google's YouTube face legal claims that their platforms deliberately addict and harm children. TikTok and Snap settled earlier for undisclosed sums. Hundreds of parents and school districts are participating in coordinated social media addiction trials. A 19-year-old identified as KGM serves as a bellwether plaintiff whose case could influence thousands of similar lawsuits. Bellwether trials will test legal theories and potential damages before juries. The trials mark the first time these companies will defend such claims before juries, creating potential business and policy consequences for how platforms handle child users. Plaintiffs allege deliberate design choices increased addictiveness to boost profits and worsened mental health.
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