Meta, Google Pivot in Addiction Trial to Accuser’s Home Life March 10, 2026 By Madlin Mekelburg and Maia Spoto (Bloomberg Law) As Meta Platforms Inc. and Google start presenting their defense in a landmark trial over social media addiction, the companies...
Meta Loses Insurance for Defense in Major Social Media Addiction Litigation March 3, 2026 By Andrew G. Simpson A Delaware judge has ruled insurers do not have a duty to defend Meta Platforms in the thousands of lawsuits...
Meta Survey Found 19% of Young Teens on Instagram Report Unwanted Nude Images February 23, 2026 By Courtney Rozen Nearly one-in-five users aged 13 to 15 told Meta that they saw “nudity or sexual images on Instagram” that they...
Instagram, YouTube Called Addiction ‘Machines’ at Landmark Trial February 10, 2026 By Madlin Mekelburg A 20-year-old woman who claims she’s been addicted to social media for more than a decade made a brief appearance...
Instagram, YouTube Addiction Trial Kicks Off in Los Angeles February 9, 2026 By Jody Godoy A California state court case over whether Instagram and YouTube harmed a woman’s mental health through addictive app design kicks...
Meta, TikTok, YouTube to Stand Trial on Youth Addiction Claims January 26, 2026 By Courtney Rozen Meta Platforms, TikTok and YouTube will face courtroom scrutiny this week over allegations that their platforms are fueling a youth...
Lawsuit Claims Meta Can See WhatsApp Chats in Breach of Privacy January 26, 2026 By Jake Bleiberg An international group of plaintiffs sued Meta Platforms, Inc. alleging that the company has made false claims about the privacy...
Meta’s ‘Playbook’ Was to Fend off Pressure to Crack Down on Scammers, Documents Show December 31, 2025 By Jeff Horwitz Japanese regulators last year were upset by a flood of ads for obvious scams on Facebook and Instagram. The scams...
Meta Buried ‘Causal’ Evidence of Social Media Harm, Lawsuits Allege November 24, 2025 By Jeff Horwitz Meta shut down internal research into the mental health effects of Facebook after finding causal evidence that its products harmed...
Meta Board Resolves Investors’ Privacy Claims for $190 Million November 21, 2025 By Jef Feeley Mark Zuckerberg and other Meta Platforms Inc. directors agreed to a $190 million settlement of claims they failed to rectify...