Meta's up to $18 billion settlement with nearly 50 US states over social media harm to teenagers has opened a new front in a global governm...

Below is a summary of what countries and companies are doing to regulate access to social media amid mounting concerns over the impact of s...

During his second day of testimony, Arturo Bejar said Meta consistently prioritized profits over safety in designing its products, focusing...

A groundbreaking federal trial has begun against Meta Platforms, with 29 US states alleging that the company intentionally designed its soc...

The bill would have barred children younger than 15 from opening a social media account from September 1. Accounts already open would be cl...

The 2023 lawsuit, filed in federal court in Oakland, California, claims that Meta routinely collects data on children under 13 without thei...

The poll, which was conducted over the six days ending August 3, comes as companies like Meta Platforms and Google's YouTube face mounting ...

The court in Santa Fe ruled on Thursday that Meta must pay $567 million into a New Mexico fund for teen mental health prevention and treatm...

In a 2-1 decision, the 5th US Circuit Court of ⁠Appeals ⁠in New Orleans said a federal law that broadly shields the industry from liability...

Australia banned social media for children under sixteen, effective December 2025. Britain plans a similar ban for under-sixteens by Spring...

France's parliament is weighing a social media ban for under-15s, following in the footsteps of Australia and Indonesia, although enforceme...

India may introduce age-based social media restrictions, following Australia's lead. Prime Minister Modi praised Australia's approach to pr...

Restrictions on children's use of social media in the European Union could come as early as this summer, as a long-awaited expert report ne...

Australian online platforms are failing initial age checks for a teen social media ban. Studies show most under-16s can still access platfo...

Since December, Australia's new social media law has mandated that platforms including Instagram, Snapchat and YouTube bar people under 16 ...

Meta says it trains its AI to look for signals, such as the type of content the account interacts, profile information and when the account...

Meta-owned Instagram has brought its new test for users to verify their age via an original ID or video selfie to India, amid growing worri...