Google’s YouTube, Snap settle first-of-its-kind school social media suit ahead of trial
The suit is the first of over 1,200 cases nationwide in which school districts allege that social media addiction has disrupted learning
The trial will serve as a test case for more than 1,200 similar lawsuits nationwide in which school districts allege that the biggest social media companies have harmed students so badly that it is undermining the education system.
The spate of lawsuits could open the tech companies to a “collective theoretical liability of almost US$400 billion,” according to an estimate from Bloomberg Intelligence. The terms of the settlements were not disclosed in Friday’s filings.
“This matter has been amicably resolved and our focus remains on building age-appropriate products and parental controls that deliver on that promise.”
