Technology & Science

TikTok Settles, Leaving Meta & YouTube Alone in First U.S. Jury Trial Over Algorithm-Driven Youth Addiction

On 27 Jan 2026, moments before jury selection, TikTok reached a confidential settlement with plaintiff K.G.M., removing itself (after Snap) from a Los Angeles bellwether case that will now put Meta and YouTube on trial for allegedly engineering child-addictive features.