"TikTok has agreed to settle with a plaintiff and will no longer be part of a high-profile social media trial kicking off on Tuesday. An attorney for the plaintiff said the trial, held in Los Angeles Superior Court, will proceed as scheduled against Meta and Alphabet's YouTube. "This is a good resolution, and we are pleased with the settlement," Mark Lanier, an attorney representing the plaintiff said in a statement."
"The trial is the first of multiple major legal cases against social media companies in 2026 that have drawn comparisons to lawsuits brought against 'Big Tobacco' in the 1990s. The cases center around allegations that the design of several social media and streaming video apps like Instagram and YouTube harmed the mental well-being of teenagers and young adults, leaving them addicted to the services."
TikTok agreed to settle with the plaintiff and will no longer be part of the Los Angeles social media trial. The trial will proceed against Meta and Alphabet's YouTube. Snap also reached a settlement and is no longer part of the trial. The cases allege that design features of apps like Instagram and YouTube harmed teenagers' and young adults' mental well-being and fostered addictive use. Plaintiffs focus on app design to counter Section 230 defenses that protect platform-hosted content. Separate litigation includes a New Mexico case alleging Meta failed to safeguard apps, and a federal trial in Northern California involving TikTok, Meta, YouTube and Snap.
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