U.S. teen drops lawsuit against Meta, Google and Snap ahead of trial
The plaintiff, a 15-year-old girl from New Jersey, had alleged that tech giants contributed to her social media addiction, depression and self-harm.
In a court filing, a 15-year-old girl from New Jersey dropped her lawsuit against Meta Platforms, Google, and Snap, according to the source. The plaintiff, identified as P. M-Y., had alleged that the social media companies contributed to her addiction to social media platforms, depression, and self-harm. Meta, Google, and Snap were among the defendants in the case.
TikTok, which was also a defendant, had previously settled the plaintiff's claims. The plaintiff's attorney, Emily Jeffcott, stated that her client opted to dismiss the remaining claims in order to move forward with her life.
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