Buffalo Shooting Lawsuits Claim Social Media, Gun Firms, Parents Enabled Killer August 18, 2023 By Michael Hill YouTube, Reddit and a body armor manufacturer were among the businesses that helped enable the gunman who killed 10 Black...
EU’s Breton Demands Meta Act Against Online Content Targeting Children June 8, 2023 By Foo Yun Chee EU industry chief Thierry Breton will meet Meta Platforms Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg on June 23 and demand that he...
Supreme Court Turns Away Social Media Sex Trafficking Case May 31, 2023 By Emily Birnbaum The US Supreme Court turned away an appeal from victims of child pornography who claimed Reddit Inc. knowingly facilitates and...
The Supreme Court Handed Google and Twitter a New Line of Defense May 19, 2023 By Emily Birnbaum The US Supreme Court handed social media companies a new line of defense as they face an increasing number of...
Supreme Court Leaves Intact Social Media Liability Shield in Win for Google, Twitter May 18, 2023 By Greg Stohr and Emily Birnbaum The US Supreme Court left in place a broad liability shield for social media companies for content posted by users,...
Wrongful Death Lawsuit Filed Over Buffalo Massacre Targets Social Media May 17, 2023 By Andrew G. Simpson A wrongful death suit has been filed on behalf of victims’ relatives, survivors and others affected by the 2022 racially-motivated...
TikTok, Transit Agencies Face Wrongful Death Suit Over New York Teenager’s Death March 23, 2023 By Andrew G. Simpson Chinese company ByteDance and its popular social media platform TikTok are facing a wrongful death suit in New York over...
Zuckerberg, Meta Are Sued for Failing to Address Sex Trafficking, Child Exploitation March 22, 2023 By Jonathan Stempel A new lawsuit accuses Mark Zuckerberg and other Meta Platforms Inc. executives and directors of failing to do enough to...
FTC Asks Social Media, Video Streaming Firms Info on Misleading Ads March 20, 2023 By Eva Mathews The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on Thursday issued orders to eight social media and video streaming firms including Meta...
Zuckerberg Was Warned on Social Media Addiction, Filing Says March 14, 2023 By Joel Rosenblatt Employees at Meta Platforms Inc. and ByteDance Inc. were aware of the harmful effects of their platforms on young children...