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21.08.26 - 17:12
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Teen Drops Social Media Addiction Claims Against Meta, Google, & Snap, Ahead Of October Trial (ZeroHedge)
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Teen Drops Social Media Addiction Claims Against Meta, Google, & Snap, Ahead Of October Trial
Authored by Kimberley Hayek via The Epoch Times,
A 15-year-old New Jersey girl whose lawsuit served as a test case in litigation accusing social media companies of designing platforms to addict young users dropped her remaining claims Thursday against Meta Platforms, Google, and Snap Inc.
The plaintiff, identified in California court records only as P. M-Y., had alleged the owners of Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, and Snapchat contributed to her social media addiction, depression, and self-harm.
She dismissed the case without any payment from the three companies, according to a court filing and statements from the defendants. TikTok, also named in the suit, had settled earlier.
Emily Jeffcott, an attorney for P. M-Y., said her client chose to end the remaining claims so she could try to resume her life.
She “initiated this process with the goal of holding social media companies accountable and to pus...
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19.08.26 - 02:00
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US states accuse Meta of covering up research on teen social media addiction in pivotal trial (The Guardian)
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State attorneys general claim tech company intentionally designed addictive products that harm young peopleLawyers representing 29 US states have accused Meta of covering up internal research showing Instagram was addictive for teenagers. In a packed courtroom Tuesday, on the opening day of a landmark legal challenge, they said the company knew its products harmed children but hid that information from the public.“I heard from many of you at jury selection that the health and wellbeing of kids is a shared responsibility,” said Megan O'Neill, a deputy attorney general for California, in her opening statements. “Meta didn't do its share.” Continue reading......
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18.08.26 - 12:06
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What′s at Stake for Meta in Landmark Social Media Trial? (Bloomberg)
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Meta is headed to federal court in California Tuesday to face a coalition of 29 state attorneys general over claims that the company deliberately designed Facebook and Instagram to encourage compulsive use among young users. Balázs Penz reports on Bloomberg Television. (Source: Bloomberg)...
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