内容来源：https://www.engadget.com/2302956/meta-settles-another-social-media-addiction-case-just-before-trial/

内容总结：

Meta公司在一起社交媒体成瘾诉讼案即将开庭前达成和解，从而避免了下月开始的庭审。Snap成为该案唯一剩下的被告，这也是多起备受关注的针对社交媒体平台的诉讼之一。

该案由密西西比州一名18岁女性（化名K.D.B）提起。据路透社报道，她描述自己曾连续数小时刷社交媒体、上课注意力涣散，并模仿社交媒体视频中的方式实施自残行为。本周早些时候，洛杉矶已开始进行陪审团遴选。

周五，K.D.B的律师宣布已与Meta达成和解，此前她已先后与TikTok和YouTube达成和解。律师艾米丽·杰夫科特在声明中表示：“我们始终致力于提升儿童在社交媒体应用上的安全性，并追究科技公司的责任。我们很高兴代表客户使此事得到了公正解决。”和解条款未予披露，Meta亦未立即回应置评请求。

目前，Snap是该案唯一剩余被告。预计Snap首席执行官埃文·斯皮格尔将在庭审中出庭作证，庭审可能持续数周。若斯皮格尔出庭，这将是这位Snap创始人首次在社交媒体成瘾案中出庭作证。Snap此前曾在另一起涉及类似指控的高关注度案件中达成和解。在该案庭审中，陪审团后来裁定Meta和YouTube败诉，两家公司被判赔偿600万美元。

Snap发言人在声明中未对Meta的和解置评，但表示该诉讼“从根本上歪曲了”Snapchat的运作方式。发言人称：“Snapchat从一开始就与传统社交媒体不同：打开应用即是相机，而非信息流，不存在他人帖文的排序或其他社交比较指标。我们在平台中内置了保护措施，引入了安全工具和教育资源。我们相信证据将证明我们始终将用户社区放在首位，而这些指控从根本上歪曲了原告在Snapchat上的体验以及我们平台的设计方式。”

Meta和Snap均面临大量诉讼，涉及安全漏洞和社交媒体成瘾等指控。Snap近期还就其一款“速度滤镜”功能达成了一起长期诉讼的和解，该功能被指与多起涉及青少年的高速车祸有关。

中文翻译：

Meta在开庭前就另一桩社交媒体成瘾案达成和解
Snap现在是该案唯一被告。

Meta已在另一桩社交媒体成瘾诉讼中达成和解，此举使其得以避免原定于下月开庭的审判。Snap现在是该案唯一被告，该案是针对社交媒体平台的数起备受关注的诉讼之一。

该诉讼由密西西比州一名18岁女性提起，化名K.D.B。据路透社报道，她“描述自己曾连续数小时刷社交媒体、上课时注意力涣散，并使用社交媒体视频中展示的方式自残”。陪审团遴选于本周早些时候在洛杉矶启动。

周五，K.D.B的律师宣布，她已在此前与TikTok和YouTube达成和解后，又与Meta达成和解。律师Emily Jeffcott在声明中表示：“我们仍致力于改善儿童在社交媒体应用上的安全，并让科技公司承担责任。我们很高兴代表客户使此事得到了公正解决。”

和解条款未予披露，Meta也未立即回应置评请求。

如今，Snap是该案唯一剩下的被告。CEO Evan Spiegel预计将在审判中作证，审判可能持续数周。如果他出庭作证，将是这位Snap创始人首次出现在社交媒体成瘾案的审判中。Snap此前曾在另一桩涉及类似指控的高关注度案件中达成和解。陪审团后来在该案审判中裁定Meta和YouTube败诉，两家公司被责令支付600万美元损害赔偿金。

Snap发言人在声明中未就Meta的和解置评，但表示该诉讼“从根本上歪曲了”Snapchat的运作方式。该发言人说：“从一开始，Snapchat的构建方式就与传统社交媒体不同：它打开后进入的是相机，而不是信息流，不是对他人发布内容的排名，也不是其他社交比较指标。我们在平台中内置了防护措施，引入了安全工具和教育资源。我们相信证据将支持我们始终把社区放在首位，而这些指控从根本上歪曲了原告在Snapchat上的经历以及我们平台的设计方式。”

Meta和Snap都面临大量诉讼，指控涉及安全疏漏和社交媒体成瘾。Snap最近还就其一桩长期诉讼达成和解，该诉讼涉及其“速度滤镜”，据称该功能在数起涉及青少年的高速车祸中起了作用。

英文来源：

Meta settles another social media addiction case just before trial
Snap is now the only defendant in the case.
Meta has reached a settlement in another social media addiction lawsuit in a move that will allow it to avoid a trial that was set to kick off next month. Snap is now the only defendant in the case, which is one of several closely watched lawsuits against social media platforms.
The lawsuit was brought by an 18-year-old woman from Mississippi known as K.D.B who, according to Reuters, has "described staying awake for hours scrolling social media, losing focus in class and engaging in self-harm using methods shown in social media videos." Jury selection kicked off earlier this week in Los Angeles.
On Friday, K.D.B's lawyer announced that she had reached a settlement with Meta after previously settling with TikTok and YouTube. "We remain committed to improving safety for kids on social media apps and holding tech companies accountable, and we are pleased to have brought this matter to a just resolution on behalf of our client," attorney Emily Jeffcott said in a statement.
Terms of the settlement weren't disclosed and Meta didn't immediately respond to a request for comment.
Now, Snap is the only remaining defendant in the case. CEO Evan Spiegel is expected to testify in the trial that could last several weeks. If he does take the stand, it will be the first time the Snap founder has appeared in a social media addiction trial. Snap previously settled in another high-profile case involving similar claims. A jury later ruled against Meta and YouTube in the trial and the two were ordered to pay $6 million in damages.
In a statement, a Snap spokesperson didn't comment on Meta's settlement, but said the lawsuit "fundamentally misrepresent(s)" how Snapchat works. "From the beginning, Snapchat was built differently from traditional social media: it opens to a camera, not a feed, not a ranking of what other people post or other social comparison metrics," the spokesperson said. "We have built safeguards into the platform, introduced safety tools and educational resources, and we believe the evidence will support that we have put our community first, and that these allegations fundamentally misrepresent the plaintiffs' experiences on Snapchat and how our platform was designed."
Meta and Snap have both faced a flood of lawsuits over alleged safety lapses and social media addiction. Snap also recently settled a long-running lawsuit over its "speed filter," which is alleged to have played a role in several high-speed car crashes involving teens.