Snapchat’s parent company settles social media addiction lawsuit before trial

Snap, which owns Snapchat, said the parties were ‘pleased to have resolved this matter in an amicable manner’. Photograph: Dado Ruvić/Reuters

Snapchat’s parent company has settled a civil lawsuit shortly before it was due to start in California, but other large tech companies still face a trial under the case.

Snap’s chief executive, Evan Spiegel, had been due to testify in a tech addiction lawsuit which also involves the Instagram owner, Meta; ByteDance’s TikTok; and Alphabet-owned YouTube – which have not settled.