YouTube Settles Bellwether Social Media Harm Suit Ahead of California Trial

YouTube and its parent company Google reached a confidential settlement a month before a scheduled Los Angeles social media trial. Its competitors Meta, TikTok and Snap will still have to appear in court. "YouTube's decision to resolve this case before having to face a jury speaks for itself," attorneys for plaintiffs John Morgan and Emily Jeffcott said in a written statement. "As jurors saw in the first bellwether trial, leadership at these social media companies have been strategizing for years to hook children early and maximize their usage with insidious features like autoplay and . . .