TikTok Settles Youth-Addiction Case as Bellwether Trial Looms

TikTok has agreed to settle the first major product-liability case accusing social platforms of addicting children, with jury selection underway in Los Angeles; Snap also settled with the same plaintiff, while Meta and YouTube still face hundreds of similar claims. The bellwether trial could determine whether platforms can be held responsible for harms alleged to flow from feeds, amid ongoing debates about First Amendment and Section 230 protections and rising scrutiny of social media’s impact on youth.