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Meta settles with teen over claims social media caused depression, eating disorders

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Meta Platforms has settled with teenager K.D.B., who accused the social media giant of designing Instagram and Facebook to be addictive, leading to her mental health issues and eating disorders. The settlement occurred after Meta had already reached an agreement with another teen plaintiff, S.J., before their joint trial against Meta was set to begin. This development means only Snap will face a trial as part of ongoing lawsuits alleging that social media platforms are designed to addict young users, contributing to mental health crises among adolescents.

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Meta Platforms has settled with K.D.B., a teen plaintiff who accused the company of designing Instagram and Facebook to be addictive, causing her mental health problems including depression and eating disorders. The settlement came after jury selection began for a trial that was supposed to test claims against Meta and Snapchat parent Snap from two teens identified as S.J. and K.D.B. However, Meta had settled with S.J. days before the trial, so the case will now proceed only against Snap. The case is one of thousands of pending lawsuits where social media companies are accused of knowingly addicting children to their platforms, contributing to a youth mental health crisis involving anxiety and other issues. Emily Jeffcott, an attorney for K.D.B., said they are pleased with the resolution but remain committed to holding tech companies accountable for improving safety on social media apps for kids.

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The case was selected among the thousands of pending lawsuits as a test case, so the jury’s verdict could influence how the companies and plaintiffs resolve similar cases.

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“Article A reports on the beginning of jury selection for a trial against Meta and Snap, while Article B discusses a settlement between Meta and one of the plaintiffs (S.J.) after the start of jury selection.”

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Meta settles with teen over claims social media caused depression, eating disorders By uncertain

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Reuters Published Oct. 30, 2026, 12:34 p.m. ET Meta Platforms has settled with a teen plaintiff who accused the company of designing Instagram and Facebook to be addictive, causing her mental health problems and disordered eating, attorneys for the plaintiff said on Friday. asserted

attorneys → publish → Friday

The settlement came after jury selection began on Wednesday for a trial that was slated to test the claims of two teens, identified as S.J. and K.D.B., against Meta and Snapchat parent Snap. uncertain

that → come → Meta

Meta had settled with S.J. days before the trial, so Friday’s settlement with K.D.B. means the trial is expected to proceed against Snap only. asserted

trial → settle → Snap

“We remain committed to improving safety for kids on social media apps and holding tech companies accountable, and we are pleased to have brought this matter to a just resolution on behalf of our client,” Emily Jeffcott, an attorney for K.D.B., said in a statement asserted

Jeffcott → remain → statement

. S.J. and K.D.B. had previously settled with TikTok and YouTube. asserted

S.J. → settle → TikTok

The case was selected among the thousands of pending lawsuits as a test case, so the jury’s verdict could influence how the companies and plaintiffs resolve similar cases. uncertain

companies → select → cases

S.J., a 16-year-old girl from Illinois, and K.D.B., an 18-year-old from Mississippi, say they began using YouTube as early as age 3 and the other platforms around age 9, developing compulsive habits they blame on features such as autoplay and infinite scroll. asserted

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The companies have rejected claims their platforms were designed to addict young people, and say they have taken action to make the apps safe places for young people to express themselves. uncertain

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Social media companies face thousands of lawsuits in federal and state courts by individuals, school districts, municipalities and other government entities alleging the companies knowingly sought to addict children to their platforms, contributing to a youth mental health crisis involving anxiety, depression and suicide. asserted

companies → face → anxiety

In the first case to go to trial, which ended in March, a Los Angeles jury found Meta and YouTube had been negligent and awarded a young woman $6 million in damages. The next two teens whose cases were selected for trials either settled or dropped their claims against the companies. uncertain

cases → go → companies

The first school district chosen for trial settled with all of the companies. asserted

district → choose → companies

In August, Meta struck settlements worth up to $18 billion with nearly every state and US territory to resolve lawsuits brought by attorneys general over the platforms’ harm to teens and agreed to make changes to how Instagram and Facebook work for teens. asserted

Instagram → strike → teens

Earlier this month, a New Mexico judge ordered Meta to pay a $25 billion penalty after a jury found the company misled Facebook users about the privacy of their data and how it handles hate speech. asserted

it → order → speech

Meta settles with teen over claims social media caused depression, eating disorders

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