TikTok settling three teen social media lawsuits ahead of trial

The settlements come after another bellwether case ended before trial in July, when a teenage plaintiff dropped his claims against Meta after the other defendants settled.

The first trial in the litigation, which ended in March, resulted in a $4.2 million verdict against Meta and a $1.8 million one against Google in a case brought by a woman who said she became addicted to social media platforms at a young age because of their attention-grabbing design. TikTok and Snap settled that case before trial.

Another 2,600 cases making similar claims, brought by individuals, school districts, municipalities and states, are pending in California federal court. In addition, nearly every state attorney general has sued social media companies in their own state courts.