Meta settled a lawsuit Friday with an 18-year-old Mississippi plaintiff, identified only as K.D.B., while a jury was being selected in a Los Angeles Superior Court trial.
The lawsuit alleges that design features on Instagram and Facebook contributed to depression, anxiety, disordered eating, and other mental health problems.
Meta had already resolved claims with the trial’s second plaintiff, a 16-year-old from Illinois known as S.J. As a result, the case is expected to continue against Snap Inc. alone. Settlement terms were not released.
“Trials, dismissals and settlements are all common in the bellwether process, and this litigation is no exception. We will continue to defend ourselves in court, and we stand by our record,” a Meta spokesperson told The Epoch Times. …