By Reuters
Publication Date: 2026-08-21 04:22:00
Washington:
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.
The plaintiff, a 15-year-old girl from New Jersey identified in California court records as PM-Y, had alleged the platforms’ owners — Meta Platforms, Google, and Snap Inc — contributed to her social media addiction, depression, and self-harm.
The companies said she dropped her claims without any payment. TikTok, which was also a defendant in her case, had previously settled her claims.
Emily Jeffcott, an attorney for PM-Y, said in a statement her client chose to dismiss the remainder of…