"According to the New York Times, the settlement was announced Tuesday in the California Superior Court in Los Angeles County. The lawsuit against Snap was brought by a 19-year-old known in court documents as K.G.M., accusing the social media app of designing algorithms and features that caused addiction and mental health issues. The terms of the settlement were not disclosed. The lawsuit also names other platforms, including Meta, YouTube, and TikTok. No settlement has been reached with these platforms."
"According to documents unveiled in the ongoing cases, Snap employees raised concerns around risks to the mental health of teens dating back at least nine years. The company has said these examples were "cherry-picked" and were taken out of context. Plaintiffs in these cases are drawing parallels to Big Tobacco - referring to lawsuits in the 1990s against cigarette companies that concealed health risks - alleging that the platforms obscured information about potential harms from their users."
Snap reached a settlement days before a scheduled trial in a lawsuit alleging the app’s algorithms and features caused addiction and mental health issues for users. The plaintiff is a 19-year-old identified in court documents as K.G.M.; settlement terms were not disclosed. Other major platforms named in the broader litigation include Meta, YouTube, and TikTok, with no settlements reached with them. Internal documents reportedly show employee concerns about teen mental health dating back nine years, which Snap says were taken out of context. Plaintiffs compare platform practices to Big Tobacco and allege algorithmic features drive harmful, compulsive use.
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