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Meta settles with second plaintiff during trial over social media addiction
What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a crime & justice story. The Hill, New York Times Business, and The Straits Times World are the outlets attached to this story. The first report grouped here was at 28 Oct 2026, 02:06 UTC. 5 material updates are listed in the timeline. The headline in use is “Meta settles with second plaintiff during trial over social media addiction”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
Meta settled a social media addiction lawsuit with an 18-year-old plaintiff on Friday, avoiding its next bellwether trial, which began jury selection this week. The case, filed by a woman from Mississippi dubbed “K.
Story timeline
Reports grouped into this story, earliest first. Exact repeats from the same outlet are collapsed.
- First reported by The Straits Times World
Meta, Snap head to trial in another case about social media’s harms
- Picked up by The Hill
Meta, Snap head back to LA court for social media addiction trial: What to know
- Picked up by The Hill
Meta, Snap head back to Los Angeles court for social media addiction trial
- Picked up by New York Times Business
- New development reported by The Hill
Meta settles with second plaintiff during trial over social media addiction
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