META SETTLES SCHOOL DISTRICT MENTAL HEALTH LAWSUIT
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Meta has settled a lawsuit filed by Kentucky's Breathitt County School District seeking damages for social media-related mental health harms among teens. The settlement ends what would have been Meta's next major legal battle on the issue.
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