TikTok parent ByteDance avoided a potentially messy jury trial.

TikTok has reached a confidential settlement with a Florida teenager ahead of a July trial, following YouTube out of the second bellwether addiction case.

The case is part of litigation consolidating thousands of lawsuits alleging that several major social platforms used addictive designs that harmed young people’s mental health.

June 30 : TikTok has agreed to settle a lawsuit brought by a teenager who claimed the platform damaged his mental health, a spokesperson for the plaintiff's law firm said…

CHICAGO: TikTok has settled a lawsuit brought by a minor who claimed the platform damaged his mental health, a spokesperson for a law firm representing the plaintiff said…

ByteDance's TikTok reportedly working on settlement with 15-year-old boy ahead of second landmark trial this month

TikTok parent ByteDance avoided a potentially messy jury trial.

...the case is one of many taking aim at social media companies, accusing them of designing the platforms to addict young users.

TikTok has settled a lawsuit with a teenager just weeks before the company was set to go to trial in a second landmark case over whether social media companies are responsible for…