Meta Settles Another Social Media Addiction Case Just Before Trial

Meta has reached an undisclosed settlement in another social media addiction lawsuit, avoiding a trial scheduled for next month and leaving Snap as the sole remaining defendant. Engadget reports: The lawsuit was brought by an 18-year-old woman from Mississippi known as K.D.B who, according to Reuters, has "described staying awake for hours scrolling social media, losing focus in class and engaging in self-harm using methods shown in social media videos." Jury selection kicked off earlier this week in Los Angeles.

On Friday, K.D.B's lawyer announced that she had reached a settlement with Meta after previously settling with TikTok and YouTube. "We remain committed to improving safety for kids on social media apps and holding tech companies accountable, and we are pleased to have brought this matter to a just resolution on behalf of our client," attorney Emily Jeffcott said in a statement.

Now, Snap is the only remaining defendant in the case. CEO Evan Spiegel is expected to testify in the trial that could last several weeks. If he does take the stand, it will be the first time the Snap founder has appeared in a social media addiction trial. Snap previously settled in another high-profile case involving similar claims. A jury later ruled against Meta and YouTube in the trial and the two were ordered to pay $6 million in damages.

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[OrangeTide]

If you meet the Buddha on the road, kill him.

Periods with acronyms

[sinkskinkshrieks]

Every period signifies the preceding letter is an initial, it is not a separator and the last cannot be omitted.

Meta's Internal Research – NYU Stern (2026)

[Mirnotoriety]

Meta's Internal Research – NYU Stern (2026) [slashdot.org]

“What The Company Learned About Social Media and Harms to Mental Health from Dozens of Internal Studies”

1. Meta knew that young users were experiencing direct harm on its platforms.

2. Meta understood that adolescent psychological development made young people particularly vulnerable to certain platform features.

3. Meta conducted research into how Instagram use, social comparison and mental-health problems could reinforce one another.

dafuq?

[satuon]

that's pure lawlessness. american civil lawsuits are basically a protection racket now.

to be fair, i would be fine with a government agency banning social media for the interests of society. simpy say they are harmful to the collective interest. don't award individuals millions of dollars because they scrolled facebook past their bedtime or they didn't like how hot their coffee was. citizens should earn their money through honest work, not through scams like that.

I miss the days of personal responsibility

[misnohmer]

Maybe I'm just an old man yelling at the clouds, but I always believed people should be responsible for their own choices. It seems nowadays there is always someone else responsible for your bad choices. I get it, most humans don't have the mental capacity to make their own choices. So let's take away the freedom to make choices from those humans. Everyone is told by their government what they can and cannot do, what sites they can visit, how much time they are allowed to spend on each site and cumulative t