Snap settles mental health case

Snap has reached a settlement in a lawsuit brought by two teenagers who accused the company of designing its platform to be addictive and contributing to their depression, anxiety, and eating disorders.

Plaintiffs' history with social media

The plaintiffs said they started using YouTube at age three and other social media platforms around age nine. They developed compulsive usage habits they attributed to features like autoplay and infinite scrolling.

Part of broader litigation wave

This was set to be Snap's first trial in a wave of litigation over social media's impact on young users. The plaintiffs had previously settled with Meta, TikTok, and YouTube.

Snap's safety commitment

A Snap spokesperson said the company has built safeguards, launched safety tutorials, and partnered with experts. The company remains committed to continually strengthening safety, privacy, and well-being.

“We've built safeguards, launched safety tutorials, and partnered with experts and because safety is never finished, we remain committed to continually strengthening the safety, privacy, and well-being of our community.”