Social media giants settle claims they fueled kids’ anxiety crisis

• Social media giants, including Meta, TikTok, Snap, and Google's YouTube, have settled initial lawsuits brought by hundreds of school districts.
• The lawsuits sought compensation for a mental health crisis among children, which the districts attribute to social media addiction.
• Meta finalized its settlement with Kentucky's Breathitt County School District, a bellwether case, on Thursday, following earlier agreements this week with the other tech companies.
• While financial terms remain undisclosed, the Breathitt County district had initially sought over $60 million for a 15-year program to address social media-linked mental health and learning issues.
• These settlements follow recent court losses for Meta and YouTube in California and New Mexico over similar social media harm lawsuits.

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Meta, TikTok settle bombshell case over children’s mental health crisis