TikTok settles with US teenager ahead of social media addiction trial
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July 1, 2026
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SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) — TikTok 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 the harms their products might cause.
The 15-year-old Florida teenager, identified only by his initials R.K.C., has accused four social media companies of harming his mental health and previously reached a settlement agreement with YouTube on June 23.
This leaves only Meta and Snapchat as defendants in the trial, which is scheduled to begin July 27 in Los Angeles.
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