TikTok settles social media addiction lawsuit ahead of trial against Meta, YouTube

By Courtney Rozen and Jody Godoy WASHINGTON, Jan 27 (Reuters) - TikTok agreed to settle a landmark lawsuit on social media ​addiction on Tuesday, according to one of the plaintiff's ‌lawyers, the same day the trial was due to start against two remaining companies. Terms ‌of the settlement were not disclosed. TikTok is one of four companies, including Meta, Snap and YouTube, which is a unit of Alphabet-owned Google, facing allegations that their platforms are fueling a youth mental health crisis. The ...