Florida teen ends Meta addiction suit as wave of platform-harm cases grows
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A Florida teenager known as R.K.C. has dropped his lawsuit against Meta over social-media addiction, after previously settling similar claims against TikTok, Snapchat, and YouTube. Meta says the claims were baseless and the teen received no payment. The case was not going to trial, and it comes amid a broader rollout of lawsuits alleging social-media harm to young people, with several cases already resolved or set for trial and other settlements involving Meta and rival platforms.
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