Social media giants accused of "addicting the brains of children" as trial begins

Instagram's parent company Meta and Google's YouTube dispute claims that their platforms deliberately addict and harm ...

Landmark trial accusing social media companies of addicting children to their platforms begins

The world’s biggest social media companies face several landmark trials this year that seek to hold them responsible for ...

Google, Meta, push back on addiction claims in landmark social media trial

Jurors in a landmark social media case that seeks to hold companies responsible for harms to children got their first glimpse ...

Senators urge Trump to scrap social media vetting for foreign tourists

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON, Feb 13 (Reuters) - Two Democratic senators urged the Trump administration on Friday to ...

Homeland Security Wants Social Media Sites to Expose Anti-ICE Accounts

The department has sent Google, Meta and other companies hundreds of subpoenas for information on accounts that track or comment on Immigration and Customs Enforcement, officials and tech workers said ...

Starmer pledges crackdown on 'addictive elements' of social media

The government's new plans will mean no online platform will get a "free pass" on children's safety on the internet, the prime minister says.

Stanford psychiatrist testifies Meta's social media platforms is designed to be addictive in NM lawsuit

Stanford expert testifies Meta's social media features are addictive like a "drug," especially for youth, in New Mexico lawsuit against the tech giant.

Sustainable Switch: The countries banning social media for teens

We focus on technology, social, and governance issues concerning social media, with countries banning children and teenagers ...

What to Make of Social Media’s ‘Chinese Era’

Social media users are “becoming Chinese” just in time for the Lunar New Year. But what’s behind the trend, and will it last?