YouTube settles ahead of California’s second social-media addiction trial

The Next Webby Alina Maria StanJune 24, 2026tech

A month before a Los Angeles jury was due to hear a Florida teenager’s case, Google quietly stepped out of it, leaving Meta, Snap and TikTok to argue the rest. Google’s YouTube has settled with a teenage plaintiff weeks before he was due to face the company in court, removing itself from the second bellwether […] This story continues at The Next Web

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YouTube settles ahead of California’s second social-media addiction trial

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