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Canadian School Boards Sue Social Media Giants for Over C$4B in Damages
Apr 1 2024 // Four Canadian school boards have sought more than C$4 billion ($2.96 billion) in damages from social media firms such as Meta Platforms and Snap in a lawsuit, alleging that their products harmed students. The products are...
New York Police Target Critics, Including Judges and Journalists, Using Social Media
Mar 11 2024 // The first “NYPD: Most Wanted” video was meant to be intimidating. Over a pounding soundtrack, the montage cuts among stock images and body-camera footage of actual police raids. A fake gun discharges. Real...
New York City Sues Social Media Platforms Over Teen Mental-Health Concern
Feb 16 2024 // New York City joined a growing chorus of states, cities and school districts suing social media companies over claims that their platforms are fueling a mental-health crisis among teens, alleging that Meta Platforms and...
Kids Suing Social Media Over Addiction Find a Win Amid Losses
Oct 16 2023 // Minors and parents suing Meta Inc.’s Facebook and other technology giants for the kids’ social media platform addictions won an important ruling advancing their collection of lawsuits in a California court. A...
Media Entrepreneur Wants to Unite Young Activists with Power Brokers to Make Social Media Safe
Oct 13 2023 // A media entrepreneur is trying to connect young people disturbed by the impact of social media on mental health with older power players to fight for change in how tech companies do business. The newly-formed Sustainable...
New York Bills Seek to Protect Kids From Social Media’s Mental Health Harms
Oct 12 2023 // Citing research showing increased rates of depression, anxiety, suicidal ideation, and self-harm associated with children and young adults’ social media use, officials in New York are proposing legislation to protect...
Should the Insurance Industry Care About SEO?
Oct 2 2023 // Search Engine Optimization (SEO) can feel like a moving target and is often misunderstood throughout the insurance industry. Many businesses do not fully understand the importance of SEO or how it works, which leads to an...
Pennsylvania Court Says State Police Must Show How They Monitor Social Media
Aug 25 2023 // Pennsylvania`s Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that the state police can`t hide from the public its policy on how it monitors social media. Advocates for civil liberties cheered the decision. The law enforcement agency had...
Buffalo Shooting Lawsuits Claim Social Media, Gun Firms, Parents Enabled Killer
Aug 18 2023 // YouTube, Reddit and a body armor manufacturer were among the businesses that helped enable the gunman who killed 10 Black people in a racist attack at a Buffalo, New York, supermarket, according to a pair of lawsuits...
Social Media Investigations Are a Winning Strategy for Insurers
Aug 17 2023 // If you’re a plaintiff in an injury lawsuit against your insurer, you might want to ask your wife not to post videos online of you frolicking in a swimming pool. An Instagram post by a woman that showed her husband,...
Child Social Media Influencers in Illinois to Receive Compensation Under New Law
Aug 14 2023 // CHICAGO (AP) – Illinois is the first state in the U.S. to ensure child social media influencers are compensated for their work, according to Sen. David Koehler, of Peoria, who sponsored a bill that was signed into law...
Social Media Influencer Facing Riot Charges After Mayhem Breaks Loose in NYC
Aug 7 2023 // Social media influencer Kai Cenat is facing charges of inciting a riot and promoting an unlawful gathering in New York City, after the online streamer drew thousands of his followers, many of them teenagers, with promises...
France’s AFP Sues Musk’s X Social Media, Citing Refusal to Discuss Payment for News
Aug 3 2023 // Agence France-Presse (AFP) said on Wednesday it filed a lawsuit in Paris against Elon Musk’s X social media platform, formerly known as Twitter, accusing it of failing to discuss potential payment for the...
UK Watchdog Proposes Toughening Safeguards Against Illegal Marketing on Social Media
Jul 18 2023 // Britain’s financial watchdog on Monday proposed toughening up safeguards against the illegal marketing of financial products on social media by applying a stringent “consumer duty” that is being rolled...
Tech Group Sues Arkansas Over Law Requiring Parental Permission for Minors Creating Social Media Accounts
Jul 3 2023 // LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) – A tech industry trade group sued Arkansas on challenging a new state law that requires parental permission for minors to create social media accounts. NetChoice, a group whose members include...
Wrongful Death Lawsuit Filed Over Buffalo Massacre Targets Social Media
Jun 5 2023 // By Andrew Simpson A wrongful death suit has been filed on behalf of victims’ relatives, survivors and others affected by the 2022 racially-motivated shooting at Tops Friendly Markets in Buffalo where 10 people were...
Supreme Court Turns Away Social Media Sex Trafficking Case
May 31 2023 // The US Supreme Court turned away an appeal from victims of child pornography who claimed Reddit Inc. knowingly facilitates and benefits from images of child sexual abuse. The justices without comment left in place a ruling...
Supreme Court Leaves Intact Social Media Liability Shield in Win for Google, Twitter
May 18 2023 // The US Supreme Court left in place a broad liability shield for social media companies for content posted by users, insulating Twitter Inc., Facebook Inc. and Google LLC from claims that they provided assistance to Islamic...
Wrongful Death Lawsuit Filed Over Buffalo Massacre Targets Social Media
May 17 2023 // A wrongful death suit has been filed on behalf of victims’ relatives, survivors and others affected by the 2022 racially-motivated shooting at Tops Friendly Markets in Buffalo where 10 people were killed, all of them...
Snap Says It’s Wrongly Dragged Into Social Media Addiction Suits
Apr 19 2023 // nap Inc. says it can’t be sued for allegedly addicting young users and contributing to a mental-health crisis because its “ephemeral” messaging service is “fundamentally different” from other...
