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EQUIPEngadget · 49m ago

Snap settles social media addiction lawsuit to avoid trial

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Snap has reached a settlement in a high-profile social media addiction lawsuit to prevent the case from proceeding to trial. The agreement notably allows CEO Evan Spiegel to avoid providing testimony regarding the company's platform practices.

  • 01Snap settled the social media addiction litigation to bypass a scheduled courtroom trial
  • 02The resolution prevents CEO Evan Spiegel from being forced to testify in court
  • 03Legal proceedings were halted before the discovery of internal platform impacts were finalized
  • 04Financial terms and specific settlement conditions remain undisclosed to the public

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Snap CEO Evan Spiegel was due to testify in the upcoming trial.