The vast majority of Americans want Google and Meta to be held accountable for their role in a child safety crisis that has ...

By Yangchula Bhutia Quynh Hoang, University of Leicester For years, big tech companies have placed the burden of managing screen time squarely on individuals and parents, operating on the assumption ...

Big tech companies argue their platforms are communication tools not traps, and that addiction is a mischaracterisation of high engagement.

A landmark California trial against Meta and YouTube has begun in California, with attorney Mark Lanier arguing tech giants ...

Experts from Virginia Tech University discussed the impacts of ongoing lawsuits aiming to hold major social media companies accountable for making their products addictive to children.

With tears in their eyes, families gathered in downtown Los Angeles today to place flowers before digital memorials honoring children they say were lost to social media harms, unveiling an ...

With tears in their eyes, families gathered in downtown Los Angeles Friday to place flowers before digital memorials honoring ...

A case accusing Meta and YouTube of addicting young users could reverberate through courtrooms for years to come.

Instagram owner Meta Platforms Inc. has paid for thousands of television commercials to promote its safety work with teens ahead of a landmark jury trial that will examine whether the company ...

A trial is underway to decide whether world’s most powerful social media giants intentionally built "addiction machines" ...

Attorney general Raúl Torrez is accusing the tech giant of failing to protect minors on Facebook and Instagram.

Meta and Google are defending themselves in a California court — and what happens at this trial could affect thousands of other case.