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...
Arkansas Sues YouTube Over Claims That Site is Fueling Youth Mental Health Crisis October 2, 2024 By Andrew DeMillo LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas sued YouTube and parent company Alphabet on Monday, saying the video-sharing platform is made...
New York Enacts Law to Limit ‘Addictive’ Social Media Feeds for Kids June 24, 2024 By Anthony Izaguirreirre New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on Thursday signed a bill 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...
Canadian School Boards Sue Social Media Giants for Over C$4B in Damages April 1, 2024 Four Canadian school boards have sought more than C$4 billion ($2.96 billion) in damages from social media firms such as...
New York City Sues Social Media Platforms Over Teen Mental-Health Concern February 16, 2024 By Chris Dolmetsch New York City joined a growing chorus of states, cities and school districts suing social media companies over claims that...
Media Entrepreneur Wants to Unite Young Activists with Power Brokers to Make Social Media Safe October 13, 2023 By David Bauder A media entrepreneur is trying to connect young people disturbed by the impact of social media on mental health with...
New York Bills Seek to Protect Kids From Social Media’s Mental Health Harms October 12, 2023 By Andrew G. Simpson Citing research showing increased rates of depression, anxiety, suicidal ideation, and self-harm associated with children and young adults’ social media...