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Meta settles social media addiction case with US school district
Key takeaways
- Breathitt School District, located in the US state of Kentucky, had been poised to litigate the first case attempting to make social media companies cover those costs.
- The school district settled the same case last week with three other defendants: TikTok, Snap Inc, and Google's YouTube.
- "We've resolved this case amicably," a Meta spokesperson said on Thursday of the agreement, which allows it to avoid mounting a defence at this trial, although similar cases remain set for trial in the near future.
Lily Jamali North America Technology correspondent Reuters Meta has reached a settlement with a US school district which had sued the Instagram-owner over the costs of fighting a mental health crisis allegedly caused by the company's social media platforms.
Breathitt School District, located in the US state of Kentucky, had been poised to litigate the first case attempting to make social media companies cover those costs.
The school district settled the same case last week with three other defendants: TikTok, Snap Inc, and Google's YouTube.
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