US Supreme Court Rebuffs Meta Bid to Avoid Advertisers’ Lawsuit January 14, 2025 By Jonathan Stempel The U.S. Supreme Court declined on Monday to hear a bid by Meta Platforms to avoid a multi-billion dollar class...
FTC, Meta Face April Trial Over Suit to Break Up Company November 26, 2024 Meta Platforms Inc. faces an April 14 trial in the Federal Trade Commission’s long-running antitrust lawsuit to break up the...
Meta Must Face Massachusetts Social Media Addiction Lawsuit October 21, 2024 By Nate Raymond Meta Platforms must face a lawsuit by Massachusetts alleging the social media company purposely deployed features on its Instagram platform...
Meta’s Instagram Linked to Depression, Anxiety, Insomnia in Kids: States’ Lawsuit October 25, 2023 By Jonathan Stempel, Diane Bartz and Nate Raymond Dozens of U.S. states are suing Meta Platforms and its Instagram unit, accusing them of fueling a youth mental health...
Zuckerberg Was Warned on Social Media Addiction, Filing Says March 14, 2023 By Joel Rosenblatt Employees at Meta Platforms Inc. and ByteDance Inc. were aware of the harmful effects of their platforms on young children...
Washington Schools Suing over Social Media Harm January 9, 2023 By Gene Johnson The public school district in Seattle has filed a novel lawsuit against the tech giants behind TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube...
Russia Court Finds Meta Guilty of ‘Extremist Activity’; Ruling Will Not Affect WhatsApp March 22, 2022 A Moscow court said on Monday that Meta was guilty of “extremist activity,” but the ruling will not affect its...
Mother Sues Meta, Snap Over Social Media ‘Addicted’ Daughter’s Suicide January 21, 2022 By Robert Burnson Meta Platforms Inc. and Snap Inc. are to blame for the suicide of an 11-year-old girl who was addicted to...
Whistleblower Tells Congress Facebook Puts Profits Over Safety, Urges Regulation October 5, 2021 By David Shepardson and Diane Bartz Former Facebook employee and whistleblower Frances Haugen will urge the U.S. Congress on Tuesday to regulate the social media giant,...
Family Sues California Ambulance Firm over Mangled Leg Instagram Post October 31, 2016 A San Francisco Bay Area couple has filed a lawsuit against a California ambulance company and a driver for posting...