Zuckerberg Did Not Make Child Safety a Priority at Meta, Former Engineer Testifies August 20, 2026 By Kenrick Cai, Diana Novak Jones and Jonathan Stempel A former engineering director at Meta Platforms testified on Wednesday that CEO Mark Zuckerberg was responsible for a culture that...
Death of Irish Teens in Crash Prompts Social Media Warning August 19, 2026 By Olivia Fletcher A car crash that claimed the lives of five teenagers in Ireland early Sunday has raised police concerns about the...
Meta Stares Down Trillion-Dollar Threat as Landmark Social Media Trial Begins August 18, 2026 By Madlin Mekelburg Meta Platforms Inc. is headed to court Tuesday for a high-stakes showdown with a coalition of state attorneys general over...
Appeals Court: Social Media Companies Must Face Thousands of Addiction Lawsuits August 11, 2026 By Diana Novak Jones A U.S. appeals court on Monday allowed thousands of lawsuits to move forward against Meta Platforms, Alphabet’s Google, ByteDance’s TikTok,...
Meta Says States Seek $1.4 Trillion in Penalties in August Youth Safety Trial July 7, 2026 By Diana Novak Jones Meta Platforms said in a court filing on July 6 that four states were seeking $1.4 trillion in penalties over...
Meta Loses Bid to Dismiss States’ Claims That Facebook, Instagram Addict Children June 30, 2026 By Jonathan Stempel A federal judge rejected Meta Platforms’ bid to dismiss a lawsuit by 29 U.S. state attorneys general accusing it of...
Google’s YouTube Settles Case Over Social Media Harm to Children June 25, 2026 By Diana Novak Jones Google’s YouTube has settled a lawsuit brought by a minor who claimed the platform damaged his mental health, his lawyers...
Google and Meta Denied New Trial in Youth Social Media Addiction Case June 11, 2026 By Jody Godoy A state court judge has denied motions by Meta Platforms and Google’s YouTube seeking a new trial after a jury...
Social Media Companies to Pay $27M to Settle Kentucky School District’s Lawsuit June 2, 2026 By Diana Novak Jones A Kentucky school district secured roughly $27 million in settlements from Meta Platforms and other social media companies over claims...
Meta Settles First Case Over School Costs Tied to Youth Mental Health: Court Filing May 22, 2026 By Courtney Rozen and Dietrich Knauth Meta Platforms on May 21 settled the first case set for trial seeking to make social media companies cover the...