Snap Inc. Tentative Settlement in Addiction Litigation
Snap Inc. announced that it has reached a tentative settlement on Monday in the second lawsuit alleging that major social‑media platforms are addictive to minors. The plaintiff in the case is identified only as “R.K.C.”; the financial terms of the settlement were not disclosed. The settlement concludes Snap’s involvement in the litigation, joining Google’s YouTube and TikTok, which had previously settled with the same plaintiff.
The settlement leaves Meta Platforms Inc. as the sole remaining defendant. A jury trial involving Meta is scheduled to begin next week in a Los Angeles California state court. In the first related case that went to trial in February, a jury found Meta and Google liable for the mental‑health struggles of a 20‑year‑old woman and awarded her a total of $6 million in damages.
The four platforms—Snap, Meta, Google’s YouTube and TikTok—have collectively faced more than 3,000 individual complaints from users or their families alleging that the products are addictive and cause harm. The first trial addressed these allegations, resulting in the $6 million judgment against Meta and Google.
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