"TikTok agreed to settle the first in a series of closely-watched product liability cases Monday, bowing out on the eve of a landmark trial that could upend how social media giants engage their youngest users and leave tech titans on the hook for billions in damages. The settlement was reached as jury selection was set to begin in Los Angeles County Superior Court on Tuesday and comes a week after Snap reached a deal with the same plaintiff, a Chico, Calif., woman who said she became addicted to social media starting in elementary school."
""This settlement should come as no surprise because that damning evidence is just the tip of the iceberg," said Sacha Haworth, executive director of the Tech Oversight Project, an industry watchdog. "This was only the first case - there are hundreds of parents and school districts in the social media addiction trials that start today, and sadly, new families every day who are speaking out and bringing Big Tech to court for its deliberately harmful products.""
TikTok and Snap reached settlements in a high-profile product liability case alleging social media addiction harm to a plaintiff who said she became addicted starting in elementary school. Jury selection was set to begin in Los Angeles County Superior Court as the TikTok settlement was announced. Meta (Instagram) and Google (YouTube) continue to face claims that their products are "defective" and deliberately designed to keep children hooked. The case serves as a bellwether among at least 2,500 similar lawsuits pending in state and federal courts. Potential damages could reach into the billions and spur further litigation and scrutiny.
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