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What's the latest in the trials over claims social media is hurting children?The social media companies have denied allegations that their products have contributed to depression, anxiety, body-image issues and a bro...
Meta, 29 states head to court in biggest test yet of youth social media litigationThe trial in Oakland, expected to last seven weeks, will test Colorado, Kentucky, California and New Jersey's allegations that Meta designe...
Meta, YouTube, TikTok face thousands of lawsuits in the US over kids’ mental health: What we knowMajor social media firms face thousands of lawsuits across the United States. These legal actions allege platforms are designed to addict y...
US court rules Meta, other tech firms must face thousands of lawsuits over social media addictionThe 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...
MPs across party lines push bills to limit social media access for minorsAlthough private members’ Bills have rarely been cleared by both Houses in the past, their introduction reflects the growing urgency among ...
US appeals court allows thousands of lawsuits against social media companies over user addiction claims to proceedAn appeals court permitted thousands of lawsuits against social media firms to advance. These suits allege companies designed products to a...
Meta will soon face another high-stakes trial in USWith two convictions and nearly $1 billion in damages already stacked up, Meta will face another trial starting this week about alleged har...
Social media has become 'medium' for conspiracies against India: AdityanathUttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday alleged that anti-India forces are using social media to spread rumours and mislead ...
Three in five Americans favour stronger oversight of social media companies: Reuters/Ipsos pollThe poll, which was conducted over the six days ending August 3, comes as companies like Meta Platforms and Google's YouTube face mounting ...
Explainer: How could New Mexico's $567 million ruling change Meta?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...
Plaintiff Trump gets reprieve from an order to disclose his finances in BBC case - but only for nowA federal judge has temporarily halted financial disclosure orders for Donald Trump's lawsuit. Trump seeks to narrow his claims against the...
Meta ordered to pay $567 million in New Mexico for teen mental health fundJudge Bryan Biedscheid in Santa Fe ruled the company had created a public nuisance in New Mexico, siding with Attorney General Raul Torrez,...
US to vet social media of foreign journalists applying for visas, report saysThe US State Department will now screen foreign journalists' social media accounts. This initiative expands a Trump administration policy t...
LinkedIn executives can be questioned in antitrust lawsuit, judge rulesU.S. Magistrate Judge Laurel Beeler in San Francisco said in an order on Tuesday that the plaintiffs can depose LinkedIn's current chief ...
OpenAI calls Apple's trade secret lawsuit ‘careless, aggressive & oddly personal’OpenAI has publicly pushed back against Apple's trade secrets lawsuit, releasing emails and messages. The ChatGPT creator described the law...
US Supreme Court won't halt $655 million judgment against Palestinians over attacksUS Justice Sonia Sotomayor declined to halt a large damage award against Palestinian authorities. This judgment stems from a civil lawsuit ...
TikTok settling three teen social media lawsuits ahead of trialTikTok has agreed to settle three lawsuits concerning addictive platform designs. Young plaintiffs alleged social media platforms harmed th...
Trump may withdraw Todd Blanche nomination to avoid Senate concessionsPresident Trump may withdraw Todd Blanche's nomination for Attorney General. This action stems from demands for concessions on a tax immuni...
'Failed again': Trump touts court order allowing him to amend $15 billion lawsuit against US media outletUS President Donald Trump secured a procedural win in his defamation lawsuit. A judge permitted his legal team to amend the $15 billion cas...
Meta disregarded its own research on teen harm, Tennessee tells juryThe lawsuit, filed by Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti's office, seeks financial penalties and a court order directing Instagra...