The proposed legislation would also protect children from content that promotes eating disorders, hostile ideas about women, pornography, c...

Open TikTok, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube or other platforms and you'll see a scrolling feed or recommendations bar showing content targete...

The European Union should make social media platforms change instead of banning children from using the apps, Estonia'Monday, just over a w...

ChatGPT and platforms like Reddit and Roblox face stricter EU safety rules. These services now have additional obligations under the Digita...

While the headline figure is among the largest ever settlements paid by a technology company, it is unlikely to strain a business that earn...

Meta Platforms agreed to a significant $18 billion settlement with 48 US states. This historic deal mandates substantial changes to protect...

The deal was reached during a California federal court trial over claims brought by 29 states, averting one of the highest-profile tests ye...

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...

The plaintiff, a 15-year-old girl from New Jersey identified in California court records as P. M-Y., had alleged the platforms' owners - Me...

A 15-year-old girl dropped her lawsuit against Meta, Google, and Snap Inc. She had alleged social media addiction and mental health issues....

Four lead states - California, Colorado, Kentucky and New Jersey - accused Meta of designing Facebook and Instagram to hook young users, fu...

Four lead states - California, Colorado, Kentucky and New Jersey - accuse Meta of designing Facebook and Instagram to hook young users, fue...

In a federal trial beginning Tuesday in Oakland, California, the Instagram and Facebook parent company is fighting claims that it has contr...

The social media companies have denied allegations that their products have contributed to depression, anxiety, body-image issues and a bro...

Major social media firms face thousands of lawsuits across the United States. These legal actions allege platforms are designed to addict y...

The San Francisco-based 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rejected an appeal by Meta and TikTok seeking to overturn a lower court ruling re...

TikTok has agreed to settle three lawsuits concerning addictive platform designs. Young plaintiffs alleged social media platforms harmed th...