Alabama Trial Puts TikTok’s Teen Safety Practices Under Scrutiny
An Alabama jury is set to hear the state’s claims that TikTok and its Chinese parent company ByteDance made the platform addictive to young users and misled consumers about its safety. The trial, beginning...
Meta Settlement Leaves Core Business Intact
Meta Platforms has emerged from its biggest U.S. legal challenge with its core business largely intact after agreeing to pay up to $18 billion over a decade to settle claims brought by nearly all...
New Zealand Moves to Ban Social Media for Under-16s
New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon said on Monday that his party will introduce legislation seeking to ban children under 16 from using social media, with platforms facing fines of up to 10% of...
Meta Faces Major Youth Safety Trial
A coalition of 29 U.S. states will begin presenting its case against Meta Platforms in federal court in California on Tuesday, accusing the company of designing Facebook and Instagram in ways that harmed the...
Meta Faces Major Youth Social Media Trial
Meta is set to face a major legal challenge in a California federal court over allegations that Facebook and Instagram were deliberately designed to keep children and teenagers engaged and that the company misled...
Meta Fined $567 Million Over Teen Mental Health
A New Mexico state court has ordered Meta to pay $567 million into a teen mental health fund and make major changes to how Facebook and Instagram operate for young users, ruling that the...
France Moves to Ban Social Media for Under-15s
French lawmakers are set to vote on a bill that would ban children under the age of 15 from accessing social media platforms, as the country steps up efforts to protect minors from the...
Meta Faces $1.4 Trillion Penalty Claim in Youth Addiction Lawsuit
Meta Platforms has revealed that four U.S. states are seeking nearly $1.4 trillion in penalties over allegations that Facebook and Instagram were intentionally designed to addict young users while misleading the public about the...
Ohio Law Requiring Parental Consent for Social Media Use by Minors Upheld
A U.S. appeals court has ruled that Ohio can enforce a law requiring social media companies to obtain parental consent before allowing children under the age of 16 to use their platforms. The decision,...
New Mexico Trial Targets Meta Over Alleged Harm to Young Users
A high-stakes trial has begun in New Mexico to examine claims that Meta’s platforms — Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp — have negatively impacted the mental health of young users. The case, led by Attorney...