Teenager drops social media addiction lawsuit against Meta
Claims from a 15-year-old boy were set to go to trial next week in Los Angeles, but the case has now been dropped.
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"He came into this process wanting to hold social media companies accountable and push for changes to protect young people like himself."
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"He did that."
— Rahul Ravipudi , Other
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Claims from a 15-year-old boy were set to go to trial next week in Los Angeles, but the case has now been dropped.
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