YouTube settles lawsuit over alleged harm to minor's mental health; other social media companies still face trial
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Google's YouTube has settled a lawsuit brought by a minor who claimed the platform damaged his mental health, ahead of a second California trial over social media's role in the youth mental health crisis. The settlement terms are confidential. The suit also named Meta's Instagram, Snap's Snapchat, and ByteDance's TikTok as defendants, with those three companies still set to face trial in July. This follows a March trial where a Los Angeles jury found Meta and Google's YouTube negligent in another social media addiction case.
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bskyYouTube settles lawsuit over alleged harm to minor's mental health; other social media companies still face trialcnbc.comKey quotes
· 3 pulledGoogle spokesperson Jose Castaneda said in a statement that the lawsuit had been amicably resolved.
The terms of the settlement of the state court lawsuit were confidential, the lawyers said on Tuesday.
A Los Angeles jury found Meta and Google's Youtube negligent in another social media addiction trial that ended in March.
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