Meta social media addiction trial case dismissed

Meta avoided facing trial in a social media addiction case when the plaintiff, a 15-year-old Florida teenager identified as R.K.C., dropped the lawsuit just days before proceedings were set to resume in Los Angeles. The case was intended to be the second bellwether trial testing legal arguments about social media platforms' responsibility for user harm. The dismissal prevents Meta from defending itself against allegations that its platform deliberately inflicts addiction-related damage.