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Teen plaintiff suing Meta over mental health harms drops his claims against comp

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22 Jul
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Less than a week before Meta's lawyers were set to return to a Los Angeles courtroom, the plaintiff accusing the platform of inflicting harm dropped the case. Brought by

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4 May
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22 Jul
A closely watched social media addiction lawsuit that had been set to go to trial next week has been dropped after the plaintiff voluntarily dismissed his claims against Meta, leaving none of the majo

A closely watched social media addiction lawsuit that had been set to go to trial next week has been dropped after the plaintiff voluntarily dismissed his claims against Meta,

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10 Apr
Meta must face youth addiction lawsuit by Massachusetts, court rules reut.rs/3Q0D1HU

Meta must face youth addiction lawsuit by Massachusetts, court rules reut.rs/3Q0D1HU

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10 Jun
Google and Meta denied new trial in youth social media addiction case reut.rs/4vADrUH

Google and Meta denied new trial in youth social media addiction case reut.rs/4vADrUH

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26 Aug
What Meta agreed to in US teen safety settlement reut.rs/4gmVV6s

What Meta agreed to in US teen safety settlement reut.rs/4gmVV6s

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6 May
Meta asks California judge to throw out landmark social media addiction verdict reut.rs/42Y7nhb

Meta asks California judge to throw out landmark social media addiction verdict reut.rs/42Y7nhb

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21 May
Meta settles first US case over school costs tied to youth mental health, court filing shows reut.rs/4dCHZCN

Meta settles first US case over school costs tied to youth mental health, court filing shows reut.rs/4dCHZCN

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