Jury finds Meta and Google negligent in social media harms trial

The jury ordered the companies to pay $6 million in damages over defective design. The landmark verdict may influence the ...

A Legal Decision That Could Change Social Media

Jurors found Meta and Google liable for building apps that inflicted mental-health problems on a teenager, and similar ...

Meta and YouTube found liable on all charges in social media trial

The verdict, which caps a weeks-long trial in Los Angeles, could set a legal precedent for similar allegations brought ...

Meta and Google to blame for woman’s social media addiction, court rules

Meta and Google have been found liable for a woman’s childhood social media addiction in a landmark ruling against the tech ...

Meta, YouTube found 'negligent' as social media addiction trial wraps up

A Los Angeles court jury has reached its final verdict, stating that it finds Meta and YouTube guilty of being "negligent" in ...
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How Australia's pioneering social media ban is impacting teens

Blowback to social media and its effects on young people are reverberating across the globe. Many countries have announced ...

Google boss issues warning over social media ban for under-16s

Google UK boss issues new warning over potential social media ban for under-16s - Kate Alessi also says Google plans to ...

Free speech and the open internet may pay the price for social media verdicts

It begins: anyone who’s ever spent too much time on social media—or simply suffered any setbacks while simultaneously having ...

What should safer social media for teens look like?

In the wake of two verdicts against social media companies, researchers discuss what a safer social media for kids and teens could be. Are we anywhere near there yet?