French Lawmaker Asks Prosecutor to Probe TikTok for ‘Endangering the Lives’ of Users September 11, 2025 The chairman of a French parliamentary committee investigating TikTok’s psychological effects on minors said on Thursday that he had asked...
Google Settles YouTube Children’s Privacy Lawsuit for $30 Million August 21, 2025 By Jonathan Stempel Google will pay $30 million to settle a lawsuit claiming it violated the privacy of children using YouTube by collecting...
New York Court Blocks Suit Against Social Media Giants Over Buffalo Racial Massacre July 28, 2025 By Andrew G. Simpson Social media companies cannot be sued for their alleged roles in a racially-motivated mass shooting at a grocery store in...
French Families Sue TikTok Over Teen Suicides They Say Are Linked to Harmful Content January 24, 2025 By Tom Nouvian In the moment when her world shattered three years ago, Stephanie Mistre found her 15-year-old daughter, Marie, lifeless in the...
Damages Upheld for Man Whose Ex-Girlfriend Shared Nude Photo Without Permission January 17, 2025 A Massachusetts man who sued his ex-girlfriend over her sharing an unflattering nude photo of him and accessing his personal...
Meta’s Zuckerberg Not Liable in Lawsuits Over Social Media Harm to Children November 12, 2024 By Jonathan Stempel A federal judge said Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg is not personally liable in 25 lawsuits accusing his company of...
Update: TikTok Sued by Families in France After Children’s Suicides November 4, 2024 By Gaspard Sebag and Benoit Berthelot TikTok was sued by a group of seven French families who blame the social network app for harming the mental...
AI Chatbot Pushed Florida Teen to Suicide, Lawsuit Against Its Creator Alleges October 29, 2024 By Kate Payne In the final moments before he took his own life, 14-year-old Sewell Setzer III took out his phone and messaged...
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...