Teen Drops Lawsuit Against Social Media Giants Over Addiction Allegations

A teenage girl from New Jersey has dropped her lawsuit against Meta, Google, and Snap over allegations of social media addiction and mental health harm. The case was a test case in California consolidated litigation.

The plaintiff, identified as P.M-Y., had alleged that the platforms' owners contributed to her social media addiction, depression, and self-harm. TikTok had previously settled related claims with her client.

Emily Jeffcott, an attorney for P.M-Y., said in a statement that her client chose to dismiss the remainder of her claims out of a desire to resume her life. The companies stated that she dropped her claims without any payment.