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...
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...