Social media companies pay $27 million to settle Kentucky school district’s lawsuit over social media harms, records show
A Kentucky school district secured approximately $27 million in settlements from social media companies over claims they fueled a student mental-health crisis, with Meta Platforms paying the largest amount at $9 million, according to records seen by Reuters on Friday that reveal the settlement’s financial terms for the first time.
Meta settled the case brought by Breathitt County School District on May 21, a few weeks before a planned June trial, following earlier settlements by co-defendants Snap Inc , YouTube parent Alphabet and TikTok parent ByteDance. Terms of the deals had not been disclosed in court.
