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Google's YouTube settles social media addiction case with teen
Key takeaways
- The teenager, who used the initials R.K.C. in court documents, alleged that You Tube and other social media firms had designed their platforms to be addictive.
- "This matter has been amicably resolved and our focus remains on building age-appropriate products and parental controls that deliver on that promise," Google spokesman José Castañeda said in a statement to the BBC.
- R.K.C. is also suing Instagram-parent Meta, TikTok, and Snap Inc in a trial currently set to begin on 27 July.
Reporting from San Francisco Published30 minutes ago Google's You Tube has settled a social media addiction case brought by a 15-year-old in Florida, in a fresh legal blow for online platforms accused of fuelling a mental health crisis among children.
The teenager, who used the initials R.K.C. in court documents, alleged that You Tube and other social media firms had designed their platforms to be addictive.
"This matter has been amicably resolved and our focus remains on building age-appropriate products and parental controls that deliver on that promise," Google spokesman José Castañeda said in a statement to the BBC.
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