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...
New York City Sues Social Media Firms For Allegedly Addicting Children October 9, 2025 By Jonathan Stempel New York City filed a new lawsuit accusing Facebook, Google, Snapchat, TikTok and other online platforms of fueling a mental...
Kansas Sues Snapchat for Deceptive Practices October 3, 2025 Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach announced that his office filed a lawsuit in Washington County District Court against social media...
New Jersey Panel Issues Recommendations on Social Media Use by Teens September 23, 2025 Students should be banned from using cell phones in school, parents should delay their child’s access to social media, and...
New York Unveils Rules to Ban Addictive Social Media Feeds for Kids September 17, 2025 By Carolyn Thompson New York’s attorney general on Monday proposed regulations for its crackdown on addictive social media feeds for children, including rules...
Minnesota Sues TikTok Over Addictive Algorithms August 21, 2025 By Steve Karnowski Minnesota on Tuesday joined a wave of states suing TikTok, alleging the social media giant preys on young people with...
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...
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...
Texas AG Sues TikTok For Violating State’s New Social Media Law October 4, 2024 Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued TikTok on Thursday for sharing and selling minors’ personal information, violating a new state...