Nation Feb 18 Zuckerberg takes stand in a landmark trial on youth social media addiction By Ali Rogin, Jackson Hudgins
Nation Feb 18 Watch 4:59 After son's suicide, mother says social media platforms are built to addict children Maurine Molach lost her son, David, in 2016 when he died by suicide. She is the co-founder of Parents for Safe Online Spaces, a coalition of families who have lost children to online harms and are bringing similar lawsuits. She… By Ali Rogin, Jackson Hudgins, Karina Cuevas, Bridget Craig
Nation Feb 18 Mark Zuckerberg set to testify in watershed trial testing social media addiction claims The unprecedented social media trial questions whether Meta's platforms deliberately addict and harm children. Bereaved parents are expected to be in the limited courtroom seats available to the public. By Kaitlyn Huamani, Barbara Ortutay, Associated Press
Health Feb 11 Instagram chief says he does not believe people can get clinically addicted to social media Adam Mosseri, the head of Meta's Instagram, testified Wednesday during a landmark social media trial in Los Angeles that he disagrees with the idea that people can be clinically addicted to social media platforms. By Kaitlyn Huamani, Barbara Ortutay, Associated Press
Nation Feb 09 Landmark trial accusing tech giants of harming children with addictive social media begins The world's biggest social media companies face several landmark trials this year that seek to hold them responsible for harms to children who use their platforms. Opening statements for the first, in Los Angeles County Superior Court, began on Monday. By Kaitlyn Huamani, Barbara Ortutay, Associated Press
Feb 03 Paris prosecutors raid X offices as part of investigation over child abuse images, deepfakes By Sylvie Corbet, Associated Press French prosecutors raided the offices of social media platform X on Tuesday as part of a preliminary investigation into allegations including spreading child sexual abuse images and deepfakes. They have also summoned billionaire owner Elon Musk for questioning. Continue reading
Jan 28 What legal experts say about a major 'bellwether trial' over child social media addiction By Hannah Grabenstein A California woman is accusing major social media companies of designing their products to be addictive, especially to children. Continue reading
Jan 27 French lawmakers approve ban on social media for kids under 15 By Samuel Petrequin, Associated Press President Emmanuel Macron has requested that the legislation be fast-tracked and it will now be discussed by the Senate in the coming weeks. Continue reading
Jan 16 Social media platforms removed 4.7 million accounts after Australia banned them for children younger than 16 By Charlotte Graham-McLay, Associated Press The figures, reported to Australia's government by 10 social media platforms, were the first to show the scale of the landmark ban since it was enacted in December over fears about the effects of harmful online environments on young people. Continue reading
Jan 11 Watch 6:31 How social media lures migrants into undertaking treacherous journeys By Sandrine Jacquot, Abbey Bilotta, Anabella Klann Harrington, Zach Gaouad, Andrea Crossan, Global Reporting Centre Many people use social media to document the things we enjoy most in our lives, like vacations, meals or the latest TikTok dance. But it can also be used to influence people to seek better lives, often through dangerous journeys… Continue watching