YouTube and Snap reach settlement over allegations of social media addiction in school districts

```htmlGlonhui May 16th｜YouTube, a subsidiary of Alphabet, and Snap have reached settlements in the first lawsuit scheduled for a court hearing. This series of lawsuits aims to hold social media platforms responsible for covering costs incurred by school districts in addressing the youth mental health crisis—school districts accuse these companies of exacerbating the crisis.Court documents filed Friday in the federal court in Oakland, California, detail these agreements, which resolve the claims of a school district in Kentucky—the district will still proceed with litigation against Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, on June 15th.The terms of the settlement reached with Breathitt County School District in rural eastern Kentucky were not disclosed."This matter has been amicably resolved, and our focus remains on developing age-appropriate products and parental control features to fulfill this commitment," a YouTube spokesperson said in a statement.Snap, the parent company of Snapchat, did not respond to requests for comment.```