Meta Must Face Massachusetts Lawsuit Alleging Social Media Harms Children April 13, 2026 By Andrew G. Simpson Social media giant Meta Platforms must face a lawsuit by the state of Massachusetts alleging that it knowingly designed its...
US Jury Verdicts Against Meta, Google Tee Up Fight Over Tech Liability Shield March 26, 2026 By Diana Novak Jones Jurors in the first two trials in the U.S. from a growing wave of lawsuits targeting social media firms over...
Virginia’s Lawsuit Against TikTok Gets Green Light to Proceed in State Court October 28, 2025 By Andrew G. Simpson Virginia’s lawsuit against TikTok and its China-based parent company ByteDance Ltd. will move forward in state court, despite TikTok’s efforts...
Supreme Court Rejects Bid to Sue Meta Over Church Shooting October 6, 2025 By Greg Stohr The US Supreme Court declined a chance to open social media companies to lawsuits over content recommended by their algorithms,...
Meta, TikTok Can Be Sued by Mother of NYC Teen Killed While ‘Subway Surfing’ June 30, 2025 By Jonathan Stempel Meta Platforms and TikTok owner ByteDance must face a wrongful death lawsuit by the mother of a 15-year-old Manhattan boy...
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 Must Face State Lawsuits Over Teen Social Media Addiction October 16, 2024 By Brendan Pierson Facebook parent company Meta must face lawsuits by U.S. states accusing it of fueling mental health problems among teens by...
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...
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...