EU to Escalate Meta Probe Into Addictive Design That Hooks Kids June 23, 2026 By Gian Volpicelli and Samuel Stolton The EU is set to ramp up an investigation into Meta that alleges its products are addictive to children, as...
Meta Lobbies Congress for Protection From Child-Harm Lawsuits June 19, 2026 By Jody Godoy Meta Platforms has lobbied the U.S. Congress for legal immunity from child-harm claims tied to social media products such as...
Social Media Giants to Pay $27 Million in School Suit Accord June 1, 2026 By Olivia Carville The suit by the Kentucky school district alleged social media products are addictive and helped create a teen mental health...
US Supreme Court Denies Meta’s Challenge to Vermont Social Media Addiction Lawsuit May 26, 2026 By Andrew Chung The U.S. Supreme Court declined on Tuesday to hear a bid by Meta Platforms to avoid a lawsuit brought by...
Meta Settles School Suit Over Social Media, Averting First Trial May 21, 2026 By Alexandra S. Levine, Olivia Carville and Madlin Mekelburg Meta Platforms Inc. reached an agreement to settle a landmark lawsuit alleging that addiction to Instagram and other top social...
Snap, YouTube Settle School-Social Media Suit Ahead of Trial May 18, 2026 By Alexandra S. Levine and Madlin Mekelburg Google’s YouTube and Snap Inc. reached agreements to settle the first lawsuit headed to trial over claims that addiction to...
Meta Challenges UK Regulator Over Online Safety Fees, Fines May 8, 2026 By Sam Tobin Facebook and Instagram owner Meta is challenging Britain’s media regulator Ofcom over how fees and penalties under the Online Safety...
Meta Asks California Judge to Throw out Landmark Social Media Addiction Verdict May 7, 2026 By Diana Novak Jones Meta Platforms has asked a Los Angeles judge to throw out a jury’s verdict finding the company liable for a...
New Mexico Seeks $3.7B, Changes to Meta Platforms in Youth Harm Trial May 5, 2026 By Diana Novak Jones The U.S. state of New Mexico on Monday asked a judge to declare Meta Platforms a public nuisance, order the...
Jury Verdicts Against Meta, Google Tee up Fight Over Tech Liability Shield March 26, 2026 By Diana Novak Jones Jurors in the first two trials in the U.S. from a growing wave of lawsuits targeting social media firms over...