Meta Settlement Opens New Front in Global Fight Over Social Media Harm August 28, 2026 By Byron Kaye, Karen Lema and Toby Sterling Meta’s move to restrict teenagers’ use of social media in the U.S. shows companies have tools to better protect young...
Meta Agrees to Pay Up to $18 Billion Over Social Media Claims August 26, 2026 By Madlin Mekelburg Meta Platforms Inc. said it agreed to pay up to $18 billion in landmark settlements to resolve allegations from multiple...
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...
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...
EU to Escalate Meta Probe Into Addictive Design That Hooks Kids June 24, 2026 By Gian Volpicelli and Samuel Stolton The European Union is set to ramp up an investigation into Meta Platforms Inc. that alleges its products are addictive...
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...
Social Networks Face Big Tobacco Moment Over Addiction Claims February 9, 2026 By Madlin Mekelburg and Maia Spoto Facebook, Google and other tech giants for more than a decade have rejected allegations that they build products deliberately to...
TikTok Charged for Breaching EU Rules With App’s Addictive Features February 9, 2026 By Foo Yun Chee TikTok was charged on Friday with breaching EU online content rules over what the bloc’s regulator said were its addictive...