Meta, Google Lose Case Over Social Media Harm to Kids March 26, 2026 By Dawn Chmielewski, Courtney Rozen and Jody Godoy A Los Angeles jury on Wednesday found Meta and Alphabet’s Google negligent for designing social media platforms that are harmful...
California Weighs Crackdown on Social Media for Kids Under 16 March 19, 2026 By Alicia Clanton The home of the world’s highest-flying social media companies is considering a measure to clip their wings. A bipartisan bill...
New Mexico Jurors Heard From Zuckerberg in Meta Child Safety Trial March 6, 2026 By Morgan Lee Jurors in a bellwether trial about the impacts of social media on children watched a deposition of Meta CEO Mark...
Meta Trial in New Mexico Highlights Video Depositions by Top Executives March 5, 2026 By Morgan Lee Prosecutors began presenting never-before-seen video depositions of Meta executives at a trial in New Mexico on Tuesday to bolster accusations...
New Mexico Lawsuit Accuses Meta of Failing to Protect Children February 11, 2026 By Morgan Lee Meta has failed to disclose what it knows about the harmful effect of its platforms on children in violation of...
Instagram, YouTube Addiction Trial Kicks Off in Los Angeles February 9, 2026 By Jody Godoy A California state court case over whether Instagram and YouTube harmed a woman’s mental health through addictive app design kicks...
Meta Faces New Mexico Trial Over Child-Exploitation Claims February 2, 2026 By Diana Novak Jones Meta Platforms is set to face trial this week in a lawsuit brought by the state of New Mexico accusing...
Massachusetts Court Hears Allegations Facebook Is Addictive to Young Users December 8, 2025 By Michael Casey Massachusetts’ highest court heard oral arguments Friday in the state’s lawsuit arguing that Meta designed features on Facebook and Instagram...
Meta Settles Cambridge Analytica-Related Claims for $190 Million November 26, 2025 By Jef Feeley Mark Zuckerberg and other Meta Platforms Inc. directors agreed to a $190 million settlement of claims they failed to rectify...
Meta Buried ‘Causal’ Evidence of Social Media Harm, Court Filings Allege November 24, 2025 By Jeff Horwitz Meta shut down internal research into the mental health effects of Facebook after finding causal evidence that its products harmed...