US teen drops lawsuit against Meta, Google and Snap ahead of trial

A teen girl whose lawsuit was a test case ​in litigation accusing social media companies of deliberately addicting young people and fueling a mental health crisis dropped her ‌claims against the owners of Instagram, Facebook, YouTube and Snapchat on Thursday, according to a court filing.

The plaintiff, a 15-year-old girl from New Jersey, drops her claims without any payment. TikTok, which was also a defendant in her case, had previously settled her claims.

The plaintiff, a 15-year-old girl from New Jersey, had alleged that tech giants contributed to her social media addiction, depression and self-harm.

She had alleged the platforms’ owners contributed to her social media addiction, depression and self-harm.

US teen drops lawsuit against Meta, Google and Snap ahead of trial  Reuters

Aug 20 : A teen girl whose lawsuit was a test case in litigation accusing social media companies of deliberately addicting young people and fueling a mental health crisis dropped her claims against the owners of Instagram, Facebook, YouTube and Snapchat on Thursday, according to a court filing. The plaintiff, a 15-year