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
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
Meta shares slip after US jury verdicts raise concerns of new legal exposureMeta shares fell 6% to a 10-month low on Thursday after rulings this week found the Facebook parent failed to adequately warn or protect yo...
26 Mar, 2026, 10.10 PM IST
US jury verdicts against Meta, Google tee up fight over tech liability shieldTech giants Meta and Google have been found liable in US courts for harm caused to young users. Juries awarded millions in damages in cases...
26 Mar, 2026, 07.48 PM IST
Meta, Google risk big tobacco-like fallout after addiction trialWhile the $6 million in damages a jury in Los Angeles awarded to the 20-year-old plaintiff — which the companies vowed to appeal — will bar...
26 Mar, 2026, 09.30 AM 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
Google defeats UK trademark lawsuit over YouTube Shorts nameShorts International, which runs a television channel devoted to short films, sued the tech giant last year, accusing Google of infringing ...
01 Nov, 2024, 06.27 PM IST
YouTuber sues Google Spain for wrongful dismissalThe lawsuit seeks to demonstrate an employment relationship between Jota, a creator of political satire content whose real name has not bee...
23 Nov, 2023, 09.36 PM IST
US Supreme Court torn over challenge to internet firms' legal shieldU.S. Supreme Court justices on Tuesday expressed uncertainty over whether to narrow a legal shield protecting internet companies from a wid...
22 Feb, 2023, 08.43 AM IST
Google, YouTube content providers must face US children's privacy lawsuitThe lawsuit alleged that Google's data collection violated similar state laws, and that YouTube content providers such as Hasbro Inc, Matte...
29 Dec, 2022, 03.52 PM IST
- New round of documents aired in Viacom-Google case
Before it bought online video service YouTube, employees of Google Inc. believed YouTube's business was risky because it relied on pirated ...
16 Apr, 2010, 04.22 PM IST
- YouTube creators cashed in big on sale to Google: Documents
YouTube's creators walked away with hundreds of millions of dollars after the startup was bought by Google in 2006, according to documents ...
20 Mar, 2010, 03.57 AM IST
- Judge orders Google to give YouTube user data to Viacom
A US judge has ordered Google to expose to Viacom the video-viewing habits of everyone who has ever used YouTube.
04 Jul, 2008, 08.46 AM IST
- YouTube: Viacom's challenge threatens Internet freedom
The lawsuit over YouTube's ability to keep copyrighted material off its site threatens how millions of people exchange information on the I...
27 May, 2008, 09.58 AM IST