--- title: TikTok joins Snap to settle social media addiction lawsuit description: TikTok settled a lawsuit alleging social media companies intentionally design addictive products that harm users. Snap also settled last week, while Meta and... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/tiktok-joins-snap-to-settle-social-media-addiction-lawsuit-ioeu1hpxs twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: TikTok joins Snap to settle social media addiction lawsuit | daily.dev og:description: TikTok settled a lawsuit alleging social media companies intentionally design addictive products that harm users. Snap also settled last week, while Meta and... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/tiktok-joins-snap-to-settle-social-media-addiction-lawsuit-ioeu1hpxs og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/iOEu1hpxS.png og:image:alt: TikTok joins Snap to settle social media addiction lawsuit og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # TikTok joins Snap to settle social media addiction lawsuit **[TechCrunch](https://daily.dev/sources/tc)** · 1 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary TikTok settled a lawsuit alleging social media companies intentionally design addictive products that harm users. Snap also settled last week, while Meta and YouTube proceed to trial with jury selection beginning Tuesday. The case involves a 19-year-old plaintiff and could set precedent for dozens of similar lawsuits, with Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and YouTube head Neal Mohan expected to testify. Settlement terms remain undisclosed and don't constitute admission of allegations. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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