Snap Inc., the parent company of Snapchat, reached a settlement in a social media addiction lawsuit just days before a landmark trial was set to begin in Los Angeles, according to court reports on Tuesday. The lawsuit, the first of several alleging that social media companies intentionally designed their platforms to be addictive to young users, was brought by a 19-year-old woman identified as K.G.M.

Terms of the settlement were not disclosed during a California Superior Court hearing where the agreement was revealed, according to the BBC. Snap told the BBC that the parties were "pleased to have been able to resolve this matter in an amicable manner."

The lawsuit is part of a larger wave of legal action against social media giants, including Meta (Instagram), ByteDance (TikTok), and Alphabet (YouTube), none of which have settled in similar cases, the BBC reported. These lawsuits, filed by thousands of teenagers, school districts, and state attorneys general, accuse the companies of causing personal injury and other harms by employing features like infinite scroll, auto video play, and algorithmic recommendations that lead to compulsive social media use, according to the New York Times. The plaintiffs argue that these features have contributed to depression, eating disorders, and self-harm.

The lawsuits employ a legal strategy similar to that used against Big Tobacco decades ago, the New York Times reported. They argue that the algorithmic design of the platforms left K.G.M. addicted. The outcome of these cases could have significant implications for how social media companies design and operate their platforms in the future.