Posted Aug 21, 2026 at 4:34 PM UTCLExternal LinkA New Jersey teen is dropping the next social media addiction case against Meta, YouTube, and Snap.It would have been the next bellwether in the group of cases tried in a Los Angeles state court. In the first, Meta and YouTube were ordered to pay $6 million total. After settling with TikTok, the teen’s lawyer told The New York Times, she wanted to “resume her life.”Follow topics and authors from this story to see more like this in your personalized homepage feed and to receive email updates.Lauren Feiner
A New Jersey teen is dropping the next social media addiction case against Meta, YouTube, and Snap.
It would have been the next bellwether in the group of cases tried in a Los Angeles state court. In the first, Meta and YouTube were ordered to pay $6 million total. After settling with TikTok, the teen’s lawyer told The New York Times, she wanted to “resume her life.” [Link: New Jersey Teenager Drops Bellwether Social Media Addiction Lawsuit | https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/20/technology/social-media-addiction-lawsuit-dropped.html | The New York Times]
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