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TikTok Settles High-Stakes Social Media Addiction Lawsuit on Verge of Trial

Meta’s Facebook and Instagram, ByteDance’s TikTok, and Google’s YouTube are accused of helping harm the mental health of young people.
TikTok Settles High-Stakes Social Media Addiction Lawsuit on Verge of Trial
A woman holds a phone displaying the TikTok app, in this file photo. Oleksii Pydsosonnii/The Epoch Times
Matthew Vadum
Matthew Vadum
1/27/2026|Updated: 1/28/2026
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TikTok settled a lawsuit late on Jan. 26 that alleged social media companies designed their platforms to addict young users, ducking the first in what is expected to be a series of civil trials.

The settlement came as jury selection in the California Superior Court in Los Angeles had been scheduled to begin on Jan. 27.

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