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...
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...
Internet Firms Must Face Defective Product Liability Suit Over Buffalo Mass Shooting March 20, 2024 By Andrew G. Simpson A New York state judge has allowed a case seeking to hold social media companies liable in the tragic mass...
Meta Seeks Dismissal of Shareholder Suit Alleging Failure to Address Human Trafficking March 8, 2024 By Randall Chase Attorneys for Meta Platforms and several of its current and former leaders, including founder Mark Zuckerberg, are asking a Delaware...
Lawsuit by Elon Musk’s X Against Hate Speech Watchdog Heads to Court February 29, 2024 By Jonathan Stempel A U.S. judge on Thursday will consider whether to dismiss X Corp’s lawsuit against a nonprofit that has criticized a...
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...