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Meta settles with teen over social media claims of depression, eating disorders
A teenage individual has reached a settlement with Meta after claims were made during trial testing that the social media platform contributed to their depression and eating disorders.
A wave of legal actions, numbering in the thousands, has targeted various social media enterprises, asserting that these companies deliberately aimed to create addictive habits in younger users, thereby playing a role in the current mental health challenges facing youth.
