Snap is the latest big tech company to settle a lawsuit that claims social media platforms are harmful to children and young adults. The company has reached a “tentative” settlement in the case which was scheduled to go to trial later this month.
TikTok has recently settled That’s part of the case with the plaintiffs, known by the initials “RKC,” ahead of a jury trial starting next week in Los Angeles.
YouTube also reached a settlement, leaving Meta as the only remaining defendant.
Meta has lost similar child protection lawsuits, including over social media One in New Mexico earlier this year, Which was his first court defeat on this matter. In March, a Los Angeles jury indicted the social media giant along with Google. another lossAnd in that case the defendant, who went by “KGM” or Cali, was awarded the $6 million In loss.
The precedents set by these cases are encouraging a wave of lawsuits against social media platforms over their alleged harms, including their addictive nature and algorithms that negatively impact the mental health of children and teens. The outcome of these lawsuits may lead companies to reshape their platforms with more robust child safety measures, parental controls, and other design choices that may help them avoid litigation in the future.
Terms of Snap’s deal have not yet been disclosed Bloomberg report Snap confirmed that a settlement has been reached.
Snap did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
