US teen drops lawsuit against Meta, Google and Snap ahead of trial

US teen drops lawsuit against Meta, Google and Snap ahead of trial

By Diana Jones
Publication Date: 2026-08-21 00:13:00

A teen girl whose lawsuit was a test case ​in litigation accusing social media companies of deliberately addicting young people and fueling a mental health crisis dropped her ‌claims against the owners of Instagram, Facebook, YouTube and Snapchat on Thursday, according to a court filing.