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TikTok Settles as Social Media Giants Face Landmark Trial Over Youth Addiction Claims

Additional details of the settlement with TikTok were not disclosed.

Associated Press

Associated Press

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TikTok Settles as Social Media Giants Face Landmark Trial Over Youth Addiction Claims
Photo of young people using their phones on Nov. 8, 2024, by Rick Rycroft/AP

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 27, 2026 (AP) — TikTok agreed to settle a landmark social media addiction lawsuit just before the trial kicked off, the plaintiff’s attorneys confirmed.

The social video platform was one of three companies — along with Meta’s Instagram and Google’s YouTube — facing claims that their platforms deliberately addict and harm children. A fourth company named in the lawsuit, Snapchat parent company Snap Inc., settled the case last week for an undisclosed sum.

Details of the settlement with TikTok were not disclosed, and the company did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

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