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...
EU to Escalate Meta Probe Into Addictive Design That Hooks Kids June 24, 2026 By Gian Volpicelli and Samuel Stolton The European Union is set to ramp up an investigation into Meta Platforms Inc. that alleges its products are addictive...
Snap, YouTube, TikTok Settle School Suit Targeting Social Media May 18, 2026 By Alexandra S. Levine and Madlin Mekelburg Snap Inc., Google’s YouTube and ByteDance Ltd.’s TikTok reached agreements to settle the first lawsuit headed to trial over claims...
Texas Speaker Seeks to Investigate Roblox Over Game Simulating Uvalde Shooting April 21, 2026 By Kayla Guo, The Texas Tribune Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows on Monday targeted Roblox for alleged child endangerment, after learning the platform offered a simulation...
Nebraska AG Sues Roblox Over Alleged Child Safety Failures March 4, 2026 Nebraska Attorney General Hilgers this week announced a consumer‑protection and child‑safety lawsuit against Roblox Corporation, alleging that the company has...
UK Eyes Rapid Ban on Social Media for Under 16s, Curbs to AI Chatbots February 17, 2026 By David Milliken and Sam Tabahriti Britain could bring in an Australian-style ban on social media for children under 16 as early as this year and...
TikTok Charged for Breaching EU Rules With App’s Addictive Features February 9, 2026 By Foo Yun Chee TikTok was charged on Friday with breaching EU online content rules over what the bloc’s regulator said were its addictive...
Move to Ban Social Media for Kids Gains Traction Across Europe February 4, 2026 By Shona Ghosh and Daniel Basteiro European countries are taking their broadest swipe yet at social media, with a growing number weighing bans of the services...
Dutch Regulator to Probe Roblox Over Risks to Minors February 2, 2026 By Charlotte Van Campenhout The Netherlands’ consumer protection regulator ACM has launched an investigation into U.S. gaming platform Roblox over potential risks to underage...
EU Opens Probe Into X Over Grok’s Production of Sexualized Imagery, Lawmaker Says January 26, 2026 By Foo Yun Chee and Sam Tabahriti The European Commission has launched an investigation into Elon Musk’s AI chatbot Grok over the production of explicit imagery, Regina...