By KAITLYN HUAMANI and BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writers
TikTok has agreed to settle in a landmark social media addiction lawsuit just before the trial kicked off, the plaintiff's attorneys confirmed. The social video platform was one of three companies facing claims that their platforms deliberately addict and harm children, along with Meta's Instagram and Google's YouTube. Snapchat's parent company Snap Inc., settled the case last week for an undisclosed sum. Additional details of the settlement with TikTok were not disclosed. A lawyer for the plaintiff said in a statement Tuesday that TikTok remains a defendant in the other personal injury cases, and that the trial will proceed as scheduled against Meta and YouTube.
Jury selection has resumed in the sex trafficking trial of Sean "Diddy" Combs as a federal judge and lawyers try to seat a jury of individuals who are not so opinionated about the hip-hop mogul that they can't be fair. The majority of prospective jurors questioned early Tuesday were disqualified after lawyers for the 55-year-old entertainer and prosecutors found flaws in their answers to questions designed to see if they can be fair and unbiased. Combs has pleaded not guilty to a five-count indictment charging him with leading a racketeering conspiracy that resulted in various crimes, including kidnapping, arson, bribery and sex trafficking.
