13 States and DC Sue TikTok, Accusing Platform of Harming Younger Users October 8, 2024 By Jody Godoy and David Shepardson TikTok faces new lawsuits filed by 13 U.S. states and the District of Columbia on Tuesday, accusing the popular social...
Judge Rules eBay Not Liable for Selling Harmful Products October 1, 2024 By Jonathan Stempel A federal judge dismissed a U.S. Department of Justice lawsuit accusing eBay of violating environmental laws by allowing the sale...
New York Readies Bill Giving Parents Some Control Over Kids’ Social Media Feeds June 7, 2024 By Carolyn Thompson New York lawmakers on Tuesday said they were finalizing legislation that would allow parents to block their children from getting...
Zuckerberg Avoids Personal Liability in Meta Addiction Suits April 16, 2024 By Rachel Graf Mark Zuckerberg won his bid to avoid personal liability in about two dozen lawsuits accusing Meta Platforms Inc. and other...
Internet Firms Must Face Defective Product Liability Suit Over Buffalo Mass Shooting March 20, 2024 By Andrew G. Simpson A New York state judge has allowed a case seeking to hold social media companies liable in the tragic mass...
Meta Seeks Dismissal of Shareholder Suit Alleging Failure to Address Human Trafficking March 8, 2024 By Randall Chase Attorneys for Meta Platforms and several of its current and former leaders, including founder Mark Zuckerberg, are asking a Delaware...
Bumble Faces Penalty for Failing to Disclose If Its Dating App Suitors Include Criminals February 23, 2024 Texas-based internet dating service provider Bumble, Inc. will pay $315,000 and change its business practices to settle allegations it violated...
Buffalo Shooting Lawsuits Claim Social Media, Gun Firms, Parents Enabled Killer August 18, 2023 By Michael Hill YouTube, Reddit and a body armor manufacturer were among the businesses that helped enable the gunman who killed 10 Black...
Buffalo Supermarket Shooting Victims Sue Facebook, Amazon, Other Tech Giants July 14, 2023 By Carolyn Thompson Tech and social media giants like Facebook, Amazon and Google bear responsibility for radicalizing the Buffalo supermarket shooter, who was...
Internet Library’s Book Service Violated Copyright, Judge Rules March 29, 2023 By Hillel Italie A federal judge has sided with four publishers who sued an online archive over its unauthorized scanning of millions of...