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Snap settles lawsuit accusing platform of fueling teen depression and eating disorders
Publisher description: The plaintiffs said they started using YouTube as young as age 3 and other social media platforms at around age 9 and developed compulsive usage habits that they attributed to features such as autoplay and infinite scrolling.
TechCrunch | Nov 2, 2026 | Aisha Malik
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The plaintiffs had previously reached settlements with Meta, TikTok, and YouTube. The trial was set to be Snap’s first in a broader wave of litigation over social media’s impact on young users. The plaintiffs said they started using YouTube as young at age 3 and other social media platforms at around age 9.
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