Social media companies pay $27 million to settle Kentucky school district's lawsuit over social media harms, records showMeta settled the case brought by Breathitt County School District on May 21, a few weeks before a planned June trial, following earlier set...
30 May, 2026, 07.04 AM IST
Meta settles social media addiction case brought by rural Kentucky school districtSocial media giants, including Meta, TikTok, Snap, and Google's YouTube, have settled the first of many lawsuits filed by school districts....
22 May, 2026, 04.39 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
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
Arguments to begin in key US social media addiction trialArguments are set to begin Monday in a landmark US trial that could establish a legal precedent on whether social media companies deliberat...
09 Feb, 2026, 08.41 AM IST
Tiktok settles social media addiction lawsuit ahead of trialTikTok has agreed to settle a lawsuit concerning social media addiction. The case involves a young woman who claims the platform's design l...
27 Jan, 2026, 10.04 PM IST
Who qualifies and how to claim for the Google and YouTube kids’ data settlement after the $30 million children’s privacy payout?Millions of Americans can claim part of a $30 million Google and YouTube settlement. The payout targets children under 13 whose data was co...
13 Jan, 2026, 10.47 PM IST
YouTube and Google $30 million child privacy settlement: Who qualifies and how to claimGoogle and YouTube will pay $30 million to settle claims of violating child privacy laws. The lawsuit alleged they collected data from unde...
16 Nov, 2025, 12.14 AM IST
Americans set to receive automatic cash payouts from three massive settlements - are you on the list?Three significant class-action settlements could soon offer payouts to Americans impacted by corporate misconduct. Target will pay $4.6 mil...
10 Nov, 2025, 07.57 PM IST
Donald Trump will be richer by $24.5 million soon thanks to YouTube and the 2021 Capitol RiotYouTube has paid $24.5 million to settle a lawsuit filed by Donald Trump over his account suspension following the January 6 Capitol attack...
30 Sep, 2025, 12.39 PM IST
YouTube to pay $22 million in settlement with TrumpYouTube has agreed to pay $22 million to settle a lawsuit filed by Donald Trump concerning his account suspension after the January 6 Capit...
30 Sep, 2025, 07.52 AM IST
Zuckerberg paid $25 million, Musk dropped $10 million — now Trump sets sights on Google’s Sundar PichaiDonald Trump is reportedly in settlement talks with Google CEO Sundar Pichai over a lawsuit stemming from YouTube's suspension of Trump's a...
04 Jul, 2025, 07.05 PM IST
Google sues LATAM Airlines in US over Brazilian YouTube video disputeGoogle sued LATAM Airlines in US court, seeking to block Brazilian efforts to force global removal of a YouTube video alleging child abuse ...
13 Jun, 2025, 08.03 PM IST
Where is Tiffany Smith now? ‘Momager’ behind Piper Rockelle’s empire now out of spotlightTiffany Smith, the mother and former manager of social media star Piper Rockelle, faced serious allegations in a 2022 lawsuit involving the...
10 Apr, 2025, 12.30 AM IST
Why Google faces the slice, not the chopTech firms like Google have built strong antitrust defences, enabling them to manage US rulings on search efficiently. Legal processes are ...
07 Aug, 2024, 12.49 AM IST
Google to pay $8 million to settle claims of deceptive ads for Pixel 4 smartphoneThe search and advertising giant, which also makes Android smartphone software and owns YouTube, has been scrutinised for antitrust and con...
12 May, 2023, 10.19 PM IST
Google nears settlement of French antitrust case: ReportThe French Competition Authority has said that Google's tool to help websites and apps sell ads gave Google's online ad auction system an a...
28 May, 2021, 11.46 PM IST