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...
Musk Calls Australian Government ‘Fascists’ Over Misinformation Law September 16, 2024 By Renju Jose Elon Musk, owner of social media platform X, on Friday [Sept. 13] called Australia’s center-left government “fascists” over proposed legislation...
TikTok Must Face Lawsuit Over 10-Year-Old Girl’s Death, Appeals Court Rules August 28, 2024 By Nate Raymond A U.S. appeals court has revived a lawsuit against TikTok by the mother of a 10-year-old girl who died after...
New Hampshire Sues TikTok Alleging Consumer Protection Violations, Harm to Kids June 27, 2024 By Andrew G. Simpson New Hampshire is suing social media video service TikTok Inc. for allegedly violating the state’s consumer protection act, Attorney General...
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...
Social Media Giants Avoid School Districts’ Addiction Claims June 10, 2024 By Rachel Graf and Isaiah Poritz Meta Platforms Inc. and other social media companies won the dismissal of novel claims in hundreds of lawsuits brought by...
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...