Meta Reaches Settlement in Lawsuit Over Student Mental Health
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- Meta has settled a lawsuit filed by a Kentucky school district alleging social media platforms harmed students' mental health.
- This follows similar settlements by Snap, YouTube, and TikTok, as the case was the first of over 1,000 lawsuits against tech companies to go to trial.
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Meta has reached a settlement in a lawsuit brought by a Kentucky school district weeks before the case was set to go to trial in California, according to court documents.
The lawsuit had alleged that Meta, Snap, YouTube and TikTok had harmed students' mental health, which had strained school resources.
Meta's settlement comes a week after Snap, YouTube and TikTok also reached a settlement in the case.
"We've resolved this case amicably and remain focused on our longstanding work to build protections like Teen Accounts that help teens stay safe online, while giving parents simple controls to support their families," a Meta spokesperson said in a statement.
The case was one of more than 1,000 lawsuits that have been brought by school districts around the country targeting Meta and other social media companies.
The Kentucky case was the first scheduled to go to trial.
Meta and other companies are still facing numerous other lawsuits from school districts, including in New York and Seattle.
In a statement, lawyers for the Kentucky school district said that their focus "remains on pursuing justice for the remaining 1,200 school districts who have filed cases."
