{"id":2403,"date":"2026-05-22T23:31:03","date_gmt":"2026-05-22T23:31:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/?p=2403"},"modified":"2026-05-22T23:31:03","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T23:31:03","slug":"social-media-addiction-case-against-meta-settled-by-kentucky-school-district","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/?p=2403","title":{"rendered":"Social media addiction case against Meta settled by Kentucky school district"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><div><div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2402\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/14a12fbd9d628fe2a5f10bb86702ffa2.webp\" width=\"764\" srcset=\"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/14a12fbd9d628fe2a5f10bb86702ffa2.webp 764w, https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/14a12fbd9d628fe2a5f10bb86702ffa2-300x170.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 764px) 100vw, 764px\" \/><\/figure>\n <span>article<\/span><\/div> <div><div><p><span>FILE-Facebook debuts its new company brand, Meta, at their headquarters on October 28, 2021 in Menlo Park, California. (Photo by Kelly Sullivan\/Getty Images for Facebook)<\/span> <!-- --><\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/?p=2400\">16 injured in explosion on Staten Island, FDNY reports<\/a><\/p> <div>Expand<\/div><\/div><\/div> <!-- --><\/div> <!-- --> <!-- --><p>Meta settled the first of several lawsuits brought by school districts nationwide that sued social media companies pushing for compensation for costs they claimed were incurred dealing with children\u2019s social media addiction and mental health harms.\u00a0<\/p> <p>A Kentucky school district brought a lawsuit against Meta that was scheduled to go to trial in June in federal court in Oakland, California.\u00a0<\/p> <!-- --><p><strong>RELATED:<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<u>Meta violated child safety laws, jury says: What this means for social media<\/u><\/strong><\/p> <!-- --><div><\/div> <!-- --><p>Meta reached a settlement with the district on Thursday, after settlements earlier this week with the other defendants in the case \u2014 TikTok, Snapchat, and Google\u2019s YouTube.<\/p> <!-- --><p>The Associated Press reported that the financial terms of the settlements were not revealed. The school district pushed for over $60 million to design a 15-year program it said would help counteract mental health and learning issues caused by social media.<\/p> <!-- --><p><strong>RELATED:<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<u>Facebook, Instagram could shutdown in New Mexico over child safety dispute<\/u><\/strong><\/p> <!-- --><p>Meta\u2019s settlement comes with the Kentucky school district comes after court losses earlier this year for the social media company and YouTube in social media harms lawsuits in California and New Mexico.\u00a0<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/?p=2397\">Massachusetts school bus crash sends 9 children to hospitals<\/a><\/p> <!-- --><h2>Instagram and YouTube found liable in landmark social media trial<\/h2> <!-- --><p>Dig deeper:<\/p> <!-- --><p><u>Meta<\/u>, the parent of Instagram and Facebook, and Google-owned\u00a0<u>YouTube<\/u>were found liable for designing addictive features after a watershed social media trial in Los Angeles.\u00a0<\/p> <!-- --><p>The California jury\u2019s decision in March was the first-of-its-kind lawsuit. The plaintiff, known by her initials KGM, alleged she became addicted to social media as a child and that it exacerbated her mental health struggles. A jury sided with her and awarded about $6 million in damages.\u00a0<\/p> <!-- --><p>According to the Associated Press, the jury determined that Meta and YouTube were negligent in the creation or operation of their respective platforms, and that negligence was a substantial factor in causing harm to the plaintiff.<\/p> <!-- --><p>Jurors also determined each company knew their platforms could be dangerous when used by a minor and agreed that they failed to adequately warn of that danger, further contributing to the plaintiff\u2019s harm.<\/p> <!-- --><p>In New Mexico, a jury determined in March that Meta knowingly harmed children\u2019s mental health and hid what it knew about child sexual exploitation on its social media platforms.\u00a0<\/p> <!-- --><p>The AP noted that New Mexico jurors sided with state prosecutors who argued that Meta prioritized profits over safety and violated parts of the state\u2019s Unfair Practices Act.<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/?p=2395\">PepsiCo expected to increase prices on small chip bags, report says<\/a><\/p> <!-- --> <!-- --><p><br\/><br\/>\u00a0<\/p> <!-- --> <!-- --> <\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Meta has settled a lawsuit with a Kentucky school district before it was set to go to trial. 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