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Wigand said his first thought when he learned about the trial in California was that social media companies were using their ...

Internet platforms have long been able to rely on special protections to avoid liability for what takes place on their sites.

Australia’s online safety watchdog is considering legal action against Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok and YouTube, ...

In separate trial verdicts last week, juries found Meta and YouTube were liable for knowingly designing addictive products.

Meta and YouTube found negligent in a landmark social media safety lawsuit. Read the full details on the court's ruling ...

A Los Angeles jury found Meta and YouTube liable for designing addictive platforms that harmed a young user, awarding $6 ...

A Los Angeles jury found Instagram and YouTube negligent in how they were built, opening a new legal fight over how courts ...

Because of a precedent set by several cases in US courts, it is likely that online platforms will finally be judged like any ...

“Parents around the world are really understanding the nefarious impact that social media is having on their kids’ mental ...

A landmark case has found social media platforms to be faulty products as they were designed to be addictive, suing Meta and ...