Snap settles with two teens in bellwether social media addiction trial before opening arguments
Snap settled claims from two teenage plaintiffs alleging Snapchat was intentionally designed to be addictive and harmed young users' mental health. The settlement was announced Monday, two days before opening arguments in the Los Angeles bellwether trial, and follows similar deals reached last month with Meta.
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2 outlets covered it, splitting into 2 framing camps across 1 bias group.
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Both outlets report the same settlement; one frames it as a case testing whether social media caused depression and eating disorders, the other as an addiction case ending before opening arguments.
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“Snap settles with two teens during trial testing claims social media caused depression, eating disorders - Reuters”
“Snap settles social media addiction case, ending bellwether trial”
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The settlement follows similar deals reached last month with Meta
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