EU to soon roll out age-check app for social media where India could be looking to followEuropean Union is launching an age-verification app to shield children online. India's Karnataka state has banned social media for under-16...
15 Apr, 2026, 04.13 PM IST
Meta pulls ads aimed at recruiting plaintiffs for social media addiction lawsuitsAt the end of March, a Los Angeles jury found Meta and Alphabet's Google liable for a young woman's depression and suicidal thoughts afte...
10 Apr, 2026, 09.52 AM IST
Advocacy groups urge YouTube to protect kids from 'AI slop' videosAdvocacy groups and experts are condemning YouTube for serving low-quality AI-generated videos to children, warning of developmental harm. ...
01 Apr, 2026, 04.06 PM IST
Meta stock today drops over 5% after social media addiction trial – here's what the verdict means for investorsMeta stock today: Meta Platforms shares tumbled as a jury found the company liable for contributing to a young user's harmful and addictive...
26 Mar, 2026, 09.18 PM IST
Juries take the lead in the push for child online safetyTwo juries have held social media giants accountable for harming young users. This marks a significant shift, validating a new legal strate...
26 Mar, 2026, 07.02 PM IST
Meta, Google lose US case over social media harm to kidsThe jury found Meta liable for $4.2 million in damages and Google for $1.8 million, small amounts for two of the world's most valuable comp...
26 Mar, 2026, 08.10 AM IST
Meta, Google ordered to pay $3 million in a landmark social media trial — what happens nextA jury decision against social media companies has raised new questions about online safety and responsibility. The case could affect futur...
26 Mar, 2026, 12.28 AM IST
Jury reaches verdict in Meta, Google trial on social media addictionA Los Angeles jury reached a verdict on Wednesday in a landmark social media addiction trial that involves Meta's Instagram and Google's Yo...
25 Mar, 2026, 11.34 PM IST
Jury in social media addiction trial tells judge it's having difficulty coming to consensusJudge Carolyn B. Kuhl said the jury should reach a verdict if it can, adding that the case will have to be retried with a new set of juror...
24 Mar, 2026, 07.58 AM IST
Jurors mull evidence in social media addiction trial against Meta, YouTubeJurors will return to court in Los Angeles Monday to resume deliberations in a landmark social media addiction trial accusing Meta and YouT...
14 Mar, 2026, 06.21 PM IST
US jury to begin deliberations in social media addiction trialJury deliberations are set to begin in a landmark trial where Meta and YouTube face accusations of intentionally hooking young users. Closi...
13 Mar, 2026, 08.14 AM IST
YouTube exec says goal was viewer value not addictionA landmark social media addiction trial resumed Monday with a YouTube executive insisting that the Google-owned company's aim was to give p...
24 Feb, 2026, 08.36 AM IST
Mark Zuckerberg to testify in landmark social media addiction trialMeta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is set to testify Wednesday at a groundbreaking social media addiction trial, summoned by lawyers representing a p...
18 Feb, 2026, 07.28 AM IST
YouTube argues it isn't social media in landmark tech addiction trialYouTube, its lawyers said, is an entertainment platform more like Netflix than a social network like Facebook. People use the video streami...
12 Feb, 2026, 07.07 AM IST
Instagram chief says social media is not 'clinically addictive' in landmark trialInstagram's chief executive said Wednesday that social media was not "clinically addictive," refuting claims that the platform prioritised ...
12 Feb, 2026, 06.59 AM IST
YouTube argues it isn't social media in landmark tech addiction trialYouTube, its lawyers said, is an entertainment platform more like Netflix than a social network like Facebook. People use the video streami...
11 Feb, 2026, 01.54 PM IST
Instagram boss to testify at social media addiction trialInstagram chief Adam Mosseri is to be called to testify Wednesday in a Los Angeles courtroom by lawyers out to prove social media is danger...
11 Feb, 2026, 08.14 AM IST