US teen drops lawsuit against Meta, Google and Snap ahead of trial

A 15-year-old girl from New Jersey, whose lawsuit against social media companies was a test case, has dropped her claims against Meta, Google, and Snap before the trial, according to a court filing. The plaintiff, known as P.M.-Y., alleged that Meta Platforms, Google, and Snap Inc contributed to her addiction to social media, depression, and self-harm.

Meta and Google are currently defending themselves in two trials over claims of designing addictive platforms for children and misleading the public about safety. The teen's attorney stated that her client decided to dismiss the remaining claims to resume her life. Meta, the owner of Facebook and Instagram, is scheduled for trials in Oakland, California, and Nashville, Tennessee, alongside a case brought by a Tennessee state, each involving thousands of individual claims. TikTok has already settled the teen's claims.