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YouTube settles early test case over social media harm to children
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The Google-owned platform has thousands of similar lawsuits pending.
Key facts
- That person won their trial and received $6 million in damages, with $3 million coming from Meta and YouTube taking on the other $3 million
- More than 3,300 lawsuits involving social media addiction are pending in California state courts, and another 2,600 were brought by people, school districts, municipalities and states in California
- The first trial was brought by a 20-year-old woman known as "K.G.M.," who also claimed harm due to the addictive nature of social media
- Social media platforms have recently settled (or are facing) lawsuits in Kentucky, New York City and numerous other US jurisdictions
Summary
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 adding that the case was amicably resolved. The first trial was brought by a 20-year-old woman known as "K.G.M.," who also claimed harm due to the addictive nature of social media. More than 3,300 lawsuits involving social media addiction are pending in California state courts, and another 2,600 were brought by people, school districts, municipalities and states in California federal court. Meta and other platforms have disputed the idea that their platforms are addictive.