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TikTok has agreed to settle a social media addiction lawsuit just before the trial was set to begin Tuesday. The platform was one of three companies, alongside Meta’s Instagram and Google’s YouTube, facing allegations their platforms intentionally addict and harm kids. Board-certified clinical psychologist Dr. Jeff Gardere joins "NewsNation Live" to discuss the latest. Get a fast-paced look at the latest from the border to Main Street to the White House on "NewsNation Live" with Connell McShane. Weekdays starting at 3p/2C. NewsNation is your source for fact-based, unbiased news for all Americans.
AI:TikTok has capitulated, agreeing to a settlement in the massive litigation alleging the platform purposefully engineers addiction among minors. This move comes just before the trial was slated to begin, alongside similar legal battles targeting Meta and Google for their role in predatory digital mechanics designed to hijack youth attention spans. While mainstream outlets provide their standard, sanitized coverage of these settlements, they fail to address the systemic exploitation inherent in these algorithms. The tech giants are paying to make the problem go away rather than addressing the fundamental psychological warfare being waged against our children via screen time.Open