R.K.C.
Coverage of R.K.C. in the Nexus archive.
- A teen dropped his social media addiction lawsuit against Meta just before it went to trial
A teen dropped his social media addiction lawsuit against Meta just before it went to trial. R.K.C. had already settled with YouTube, TikTok, and Snap, leaving Meta as the sole defendant ahead of jury selection.
- Minor drops lawsuit against Meta alleging social media harm of trial
A minor identified as 'R.K.C.' has dropped his lawsuit against Meta, which was part of a broader case alleging mental health issues caused by social media platforms. The case was set to go to trial in California but was abandoned days before proceedings. The plaintiff previously sued YouTube, Meta, and Snap over claims of harm from platform use.
- Teen drops social media addiction lawsuit against Meta
A 15-year-old plaintiff, R.K.C., dropped his lawsuit against Meta over claims social media caused underage mental health issues, after settling with Google, TikTok, and Snap. The case was part of a mass tort involving 2,500 plaintiffs, with potential implications for a global settlement affecting Meta and other tech firms.
- Teen suing Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta over mental health harms drops his claims days before trial
A teenager who claimed he became addicted to social media, experiencing sleep loss, depression, and anxiety, dropped his lawsuit against Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta days before trial. The case, detailed in court filings, alleged mental health harms linked to early social media use starting at age 8.