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Snap Reaches Settlement In Social Media Addiction Lawsuit Ahead of Trial

Snap has settled a lawsuit brought by two teenagers who alleged Snapchat was deliberately designed to be addictive and contributed to their mental health problems, avoiding a trial that was scheduled to begin this week. Snap was the last defendant to settle after Meta, Alphabet and TikTok resolved claims in the same case. CBS News reports: The teenage plaintiffs, identified in court documents as S.J. and K.D.B., had alleged in the suit that Snapchat was designed to be addictive and that using the platform from a young age contributed to their mental health issues. "We are glad to reach resolut

Slashdot · EN

Snapchat escapa de julgamento sobre vício em redes sociais após acordo

Entendimento foi anunciado durante julgamento nos EUA que poderia marcar a primeira vez que a companhia enfrentaria um júri nesse tipo de processo O post Snapchat escapa de julgamento sobre vício em redes sociais após acordo apareceu primeiro em Olhar Digital .

Olhar Digital · PT

Snap settles lawsuit accusing platform of fueling teen depression and eating disorders

The plaintiffs said they started using YouTube as young as age 3 and other social media platforms at around age 9 and developed compulsive usage habits that they attributed to features such as autoplay and infinite scrolling.

TechCrunch · EN