Google’s YouTube settles case over social media harm to children

Google’s YouTube has settled a lawsuit brought by a minor who claimed the platform damaged his mental health, his lawyers said Tuesday, ahead of a second California trial over social media’s role in the youth mental health crisis.

The terms of the settlement of ​the state court lawsuit were confidential, the lawyers said on Tuesday. The suit named four defendants – YouTube, Meta’s Instagram, Snap Inc’s Snapchat and ByteDance’s TikTok – and the remaining three companies are still set to face trial in July.