Snap Settles with Two Plaintiffs in Youth Mental Health Lawsuit
Original headline스냅, 청소년 정신건강 소송 원고 2명과 합의
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Snap (SNAP) has settled lawsuits with two teenage plaintiffs who alleged the platform's design harmed their mental health, resolving the claims before trial in what had been expected to be the first case among social media youth-harm lawsuits to reach a courtroom verdict, according to TechCrunch. The two plaintiffs had previously reached separate settlements with Meta (META), TikTok, and YouTube ahead of the Snap agreement. The settlement comes as CEO Evan Spiegel had been scheduled to testify in court, a high-profile moment in the broader wave of litigation over social media's impact on adolescent users. The deal removes the risk of a public trial and discovery process that could have exposed internal documents on Snap's youth engagement and safety practices. Watch for whether remaining youth mental health cases against Snap and other platforms proceed to trial or follow the settlement path, and for details on settlement terms, which were not disclosed.
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