YouTube settles early test case over social media harm to children
Key takeaways
- The Google-owned platform has thousands of similar lawsuits pending.
- Foto Field/Shutterstock Following a similar lawsuit earlier this year, Google has settled with a minor known as "R.K.C." who claimed that social media platforms harmed them, Reuters reported.
- "Our focus remains on building age-appropriate products and parental controls that deliver on that promise," a Google spokesperson told Reuters in a statement, adding that the case was amicably resolved.
The Google-owned platform has thousands of similar lawsuits pending.
Foto Field/Shutterstock Following a similar lawsuit earlier this year, Google has settled with a minor known as "R.K.C." who claimed that social media platforms harmed them, Reuters reported. Terms of the settlement were confidential, the lawyers said yesterday. The same plaintiff also sued Meta, Snap and Tik Tok, with those trials set to proceed next month. You Tube has thousands of similar lawsuits pending, so this second case represents a test run for the many to follow.
"Our focus remains on building age-appropriate products and parental controls that deliver on that promise," a Google spokesperson told Reuters in a statement, adding that the case was amicably resolved.