• by Wendy Davis  @wendyndavis, November 1, 2016

A 14-year-old boy who sued Snapchat for allegedly showing him racy material has agreed to drop the case.

Lawyers for Snapchat and the teen, identified in court papers as "John Doe," said in court papers filed Friday that they are in talks to resolve the lawsuit out of court. In the meantime, the boy is dropping the complaint "without prejudice" -- meaning that he can pursue the matter later if it isn't settled.

For now, the move brings an end to a potential class-action lawsuit that centered on Snapchat Discover, which allows publishing partners like BuzzFeed and Fusion to create and distribute content on the platform.

The original complaint, filed in July in U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, alleged that some of the partner content is too x-rated for children. "Without warning, minors swiping through the Discover Page are being introduced to offensive adult-rated content that parents would likely prohibit if they know their children were being given unrestricted access to the content by Snapchat," the complaint alleged.

The boy added that he encountered BuzzFeed posts of Disney characters, but with "pornographic text and innuendo next to the photographs."

Snapchat stated in July that it was "sorry if people were offended," but added that its Discover partners "have editorial independence."

The lawsuit accused Snapchat of violating a Communications Decency Act provision that requires Web service providers to notify parents about services that can block offensive material. The Supreme Court struck down most of the Communications Decency Act in 1997, but didn't specifically address the notification requirement.