Meta Settles With Two Plaintiffs in Social Media Addiction Case Before LA Trial

The undisclosed settlement narrows the upcoming Los Angeles trial but leaves Meta facing remaining claims, so the core legal question over platform design and addiction liability is unresolved. The move matters less for its terms than for what it signals about how these cases may fragment into piecemeal resolutions rather than a single precedent. Whether other plaintiffs follow suit, or the trial proceeds on the remaining claims, is the open question to watch.