By Xu Yuan, Mike Swift and Maria Dinzeo ( June 2, 2026, 15:45 GMT | Comment) -- The $27 million paid by Meta Platforms, Snap, TikTok and YouTube to resolve the first US school district lawsuit over alleged social media addiction may seem minimal, but the settlement could be just the beginning of a years-long battle over compensation for harms to students. Much heftier payments from the world’s largest social media companies to 1,400 US public schools could lie ahead.The $27 million paid by Meta Platforms, Snap, TikTok, and YouTube to resolve the first US school district lawsuit over alleged social media addiction may seem minimal, but the settlement could be just the beginning of a years-long battle over compensation for harms to students. ...
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