Australia in December became the world's first country to ban social media for children under 16, blocking them from platforms including TikTok, Alphabet's YouTube and
August 27, 2026
Meta has agreed to pay up to $18 billion and add stronger child-safety measures to its Facebook and Instagram platforms as part of a landmark legal settlement
August 26, 2026
Meta Platforms agreed to pay a maximum $16.68 billion and make major changes to Facebook and Instagram to resolve claims by states across the U.S. that the
August 26, 2026
The top executive at Instagram said few teenagers used a key safety feature to limit their use before
August 25, 2026
The latest dangerous social media trend that ‘gamifies’ deadly driving
August 24, 2026
Meta is defending itself in a California federal court against allegations that its social media business poses harms to children and teenagers
August 20, 2026
A former engineering director at Meta Platforms testified on Wednesday that CEO Mark Zuckerberg fostered
August 19, 2026
Opening statements started Tuesday in a pivotal trial for Meta Platforms in a California federal court, where states are seeking billions of dollars in damages for social media harms to children
August 18, 2026
Meta is back in the courtroom to face its biggest social media addiction trial yet
August 18, 2026
Meta Platforms rejected accusations by U.S. states that it intentionally sought to addict children to its Facebook and Instagram platforms
August 18, 2026
As opening statements get underway in a landmark trial over claims that Meta Platforms misled the public about the safety of Instagram and Facebook for young
August 18, 2026
Of the thousands of lawsuits Meta faces over child safety on its platforms, none may be more consequential than one going to trial this week in California
August 17, 2026
Jurors in a bellwether trial about the impacts of social media on children are studying a deposition from Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg
March 05, 2026
Facebook and Instagram owner Meta said on Thursday it had taken down more than 750,000 accounts it suspected were held by Australians aged under 16 since a world-first ban
August 13, 2026
Meta Platforms will face a coalition of state attorneys general in a California federal court trial beginning on Wednesday over claims it engineered Facebook
August 12, 2026
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July 27, 2026
YouTube has appealed a landmark social media addiction lawsuit verdict in Los Angeles
July 16, 2026
Meta, the parent company of Instagram and Facebook, is appealing the verdict of a landmark social media addiction lawsuit in Los Angeles
July 11, 2026
The EU charged Meta Platforms' Instagram and Facebook on Friday with breaching its tech rules, with regulators targeting features they say are designed to
July 10, 2026
The European Union is accusing Meta of breaching social media laws by designing Facebook and Instagram to be addictive
July 10, 2026
Meta Platforms said in a court filing on Monday that four states were seeking $1.4 trillion in penalties over accusations the company designed its Facebook and
July 07, 2026
Meta Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg acknowledged shortcomings in the company's sweeping restructuring at an internal town hall on
July 03, 2026
A federal judge rejected Meta Platforms' bid to dismiss a lawsuit by 29 U.S. state attorneys general accusing it of designing Facebook and Instagram to addict
June 30, 2026
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has urged his lieutenants to explore partnerships with the popular prediction markets Polymarket and Kalshi as his company builds a similar app, the New
June 27, 2026
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A look at major lawsuits against Meta and other social media companies over harms to kids
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