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Updated Tue, January 27, 2026 astatine 10:37 AM CST 1 min read
WASHINGTON, Jan 27 (Reuters) - Tiktok agreed to settee a societal media addiction suit connected Tuesday, according to 1 of the plaintiff's lawyers.
The lawsuit involves a 19-year-old from California, identified arsenic K.G.M., who said she became addicted to societal media platforms astatine a young property due to the fact that of their attention-grabbing design, according to tribunal filings. She blames her slump and suicidal thoughts connected the apps she utilized and is seeking to clasp the companies that designed them responsible.
K.G.M. "reached an statement successful rule to settee her case" with TikTok, said Joseph VanZandt, a lawyer for K.G.M.
Jury enactment successful the proceedings begins Tuesday. K.G.M.’s lawsuit is 1 of 3 scheduled trial cases, known arsenic “bellwether” trials, chosen from hundreds of related lawsuits accusing the platforms of harming youth.
The institution did not instantly respond to a petition from Reuters for more details astir the settlement.
K.G.M.’s suit named 4 defendants: YouTube, Meta, Snap and TikTok. Snap settled with K.G.M. on January 20. A Snap spokesperson and plaintiff’s attorneys declined to supply details to Reuters astir that agreement.
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is expected to attest arsenic part of the trial.
(Reporting by Courtney Rozen, Editing by Franklin Paul)
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