Minor drops lawsuit against Meta alleging social media harm of trial
The lawsuit, brought by a 15-year-old boy known as RKC, originally named four defendants, Google’s YouTube, Meta’s Instagram, Snap Inc’s Snapchat and…
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A minor who sued multiple social media companies over claims that he suffered mental health problems due to his use of their platforms has dropped his lawsuit against Meta, just days before the case was set to go to trial in California. A Florida teen whose lawsuit claimed Meta ’s platforms were to blame for his depression and anxiety dropped his case against the company just days before the trial in Los Angeles was set to start, his attorneys said on Wednesday. A spokesperson for Meta said RKC had dropped the claims without receiving any payment. “The claims never held up, and this outcome makes clear that we will not back away from defending ourselves against baseless lawsuits,” the company said in a statement.
Furthermore, The plaintiff identified only as “R.K.C.” had brought claims against YouTube, Meta, Snap.
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A minor who sued multiple social media companies over claims that he suffered mental health problems due to his use of their platforms has dropped his lawsuit against Meta, just days before the case was set to go to trial in California.
according to The Hill — Just InA Florida teen whose lawsuit claimed Meta ’s platforms were to blame for his depression and anxiety dropped his case against the company just days before the trial in Los Angeles was set to start, his attorneys said on Wednesday.
according to The Guardian - UKA spokesperson for Meta said RKC had dropped the claims without receiving any payment. “The claims never held up, and this outcome makes clear that we will not back away from defending ourselves against baseless lawsuits,” the company said in a statement.
according to The Guardian - UKThe plaintiff identified only as “R.K.C.” had brought claims against YouTube, Meta, Snap
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