Meta settled with an 18-year-old plaintiff during a bellwether social media addiction trial
Meta reached a settlement with an 18-year-old Mississippi plaintiff, identified as "K.D.B.," who alleged Instagram and Snapchat use as a child worsened her mental health and contributed to an eating disorder. The settlement came after jury selection began earlier in the week. Meta had settled with another teen plaintiff days before the trial.
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Divergence score
3 outlets covered it, splitting into 3 framing camps across 2 bias groups.
3 camps
2 bias groups
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The spectrum · how 3 outlets placed this story
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Widest split · the two outlets furthest apart, and who published first
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- Reutersfirst
- NY Post+7.7 h
- The Hill+8.5 h
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The split, in one line
All three lead with the same settlement and the same timing; they split only on which platforms are named and how much background on the prior settlement they include.
How each outlet covered it
Lightly covered so far
Too few outlets to map a left-right split. Here is each take as it stands.
Sparse coverage · 3 outlets
“Meta settles with second plaintiff during trial over social media addiction”
“Meta settles with teen during trial testing claims social media caused depression, eating disorders”
“Meta settles with teen over claims social media caused depression, eating disorders”
5 tracked claims across 3 outlets
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Snapchat was also named as a platform in the plaintiff's allegations
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