Meta won’t have to face the next planned social media addiction trial

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Less than a week before Meta's lawyers were set to return to a Los Angeles courtroom , the plaintiff accusing the platform of inflicting harm dropped the case. Brought by 15-year-old Florida plaintiff going by initials R.K.C., the case was set to be the second in a set of bellwether trials meant to test legal arguments
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Less than a week before Meta's lawyers were set to return to a Los Angeles courtroom , the plaintiff accusing the platform of inflicting harm dropped the case.
Brought by 15-year-old Florida plaintiff going by initials R.K.C., the case was set to be the second in a set of bellwether trials meant to test legal arguments that social media giants allegedly broke the law by creating features that hooked and harmed teens.
TikTok, Snap, and YouTube previously settled claims brought by R.K.C. for undisclosed amounts. "In light of the overall successful result of the litigation and his concerns about enduring a grueling weekslong trial, he has elect …
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