TikTok has never let a teen-addiction case reach a jury. It just settled three more.
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TikTok’s pattern of settling teen-addiction suits before trial keeps liability off the books but doesn’t resolve the underlying product-risk question. Any consumer product with engagement loops aimed at minors should be modeling class-action exposure and designing audit trails around safety decisions now, not after discovery.
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