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

India’s new rules take effect February 20, tightening deepfake oversight and shrinking takedown windows to as little as two hours.

AI agents, bots built to do cyber chores for humans like checking and answering emails, paying bills, organizing calendars ...

Elon Musk has said that the site, which allows bots built by humans to post and react to others' posts, signals the "very ...

Humans have left the chat. AI bots now have their very own social network — and they’re ready to delete humanity. A revolutionary new social media platform called Moltbook debuted this week, giving AI ...

The settlement means TikTok will avoid a trial where plaintiffs had planned to argue that social media platforms are inherently defective and subject to personal injury liability. By Cecilia Kang ...

Snap Inc., the company that operates Snapchat, also entered into a settlement in the suit CFOTO/Future Publishing via Getty A California woman, referred to as "K.G.M.," sued TikTok, Snap, Meta and ...

Anxiety, depression, eating disorders, and death. These can be the consequences for vulnerable kids who get addicted to social media, according to more than 1,000 personal injury lawsuits that seek to ...

Imagine thousands of chatbots immersed in social media created specifically for them, a site where humans may watch but are not allowed to post. It exists. It's called Moltbook, and it's where AI ...

A landmark case against social media giants Meta, Alphabet's YouTube and TikTok is set to begin Tuesday in Los Angeles Superior Court. It's the first of several high-profile legal cases against social ...

Would you pay to use social media? If you use any of parent-company Meta's ubiquitous social media platforms — Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp — you may soon have to pay for the privilege.

Starting this week, a series of trials will test a new legal strategy claiming that Meta, TikTok, Snap and YouTube caused personal injury through addictive products. By Cecilia Kang Reporting from ...