Teen Drops Lawsuit Against Meta, Google and Snap Ahead of Trial August 21, 2026 By Diana Novak Jones A teen girl whose lawsuit was a test case in litigation accusing social media companies of deliberately addicting young people...
Zuckerberg Did Not Make Child Safety a Priority at Meta, Former Engineer Testifies August 20, 2026 By Kenrick Cai, Diana Novak Jones and Jonathan Stempel A former engineering director at Meta Platforms testified on Wednesday that CEO Mark Zuckerberg was responsible for a culture that...
Appeals Court: Social Media Companies Must Face Thousands of Addiction Lawsuits August 11, 2026 By Diana Novak Jones A U.S. appeals court on Monday allowed thousands of lawsuits to move forward against Meta Platforms, Alphabet’s Google, ByteDance’s TikTok,...
Florida Teen Suing Meta Over Mental Health Harm Drops Claims Days Before Trial July 24, 2026 By Diana Novak Jones A Florida teen dropped his lawsuit on Wednesday against Meta Platforms META.O, canceling a Los Angeles trial over claims the...
Meta Says States Seek $1.4 Trillion in Penalties in August Youth Safety Trial July 7, 2026 By Diana Novak Jones Meta Platforms said in a court filing on July 6 that four states were seeking $1.4 trillion in penalties over...
Google’s YouTube Settles Case Over Social Media Harm to Children June 25, 2026 By Diana Novak Jones Google’s YouTube has settled a lawsuit brought by a minor who claimed the platform damaged his mental health, his lawyers...
Social Media Companies to Pay $27M to Settle Kentucky School District’s Lawsuit June 2, 2026 By Diana Novak Jones A Kentucky school district secured roughly $27 million in settlements from Meta Platforms and other social media companies over claims...
California Suit Claims OpenAI Chatbot Gave Advice That Led to Fatal Overdose May 13, 2026 By Diana Novak Jones The parents of a man who died of an accidental drug overdose last year sued OpenAI and its founder and...
Family of FSU Mass Shooting Victim Sues OpenAI May 12, 2026 By Diana Novak Jones The family of a man killed in a 2025 mass shooting at Florida State University has filed a lawsuit against...
New Mexico Seeks Changes to Meta Platforms in Youth Harm Trial May 4, 2026 By Diana Novak Jones A trial is slated to begin in New Mexico on Monday that will test the state’s claims that Meta’s Facebook,...