Apr 07 Fact-checking Trump health rumors over Easter weekend By Maria Ramirez Uribe, Loreben Tuquero, PolitiFact Social media users spread an unsupported claim that roads were closed around Walter Reed Medical Center. Continue reading
Mar 27 Austria plans to ban children under 14 from social media, joining several other countries By Associated Press Australia in 2024 took the lead, becoming the first country to eject children under 16 from social media with the intention of protecting them from harmful content and excessive screen time. Continue reading
Mar 26 Watch 7:15 Germany considers banning social media for most children By Malcom Brabant The debate over social media use by teens is raging on. In the U.S., Meta and Google were just handed back-to-back losses in lawsuits against them. Germany is looking to ban social media, or at least make it harder to… Continue watching
Mar 25 Watch 7:38 Jury finds Meta and YouTube liable in landmark youth addiction case By John Yang, Jackson Hudgins In a span of less than 24 hours, juries have returned historic verdicts in a pair of high-profile lawsuits that accuse big tech companies of putting children and teens in harm's way on their social media platforms. John Yang discussed… Continue watching
Mar 25 Watch 8:09 How Australia's pioneering social media ban is impacting teens By Stephanie Sy, Maea Lenei Buhre Blowback to social media and its effects on young people are reverberating across the globe. Many countries have announced plans to enact measures restricting social media access for children and teens. Australia was the first to implement a ban last… Continue watching
Mar 25 Instagram and YouTube found liable in landmark social media addiction trial in California By Kaitlyn Huamani, Barbara Ortutay, Associated Press A jury found both Meta and YouTube liable in a first-of-its-kind lawsuit that aimed to hold social media platforms responsible for harm to children using their services. Continue reading
Mar 25 What's next in social media legal battles after a New Mexico jury finds Meta platforms harm children By Barbara Ortutay, Kaitlyn Huamani, Associated Press This year, several state and federal court cases are heading to trial, and while the details may vary, they all seek to hold companies responsible for what happens on their platforms. Continue reading
Mar 24 Jury finds Meta's platforms are harmful to children in 1st wave of social media addiction lawsuits By Morgan Lee, Associated Press A New Mexico jury found Tuesday that social media conglomerate Meta is harmful to children's mental health and in violation of state consumer protection law. The case was among the first to reach trial in a wave of litigation involving social media… Continue reading
Mar 12 Lawyers deliver closing arguments in landmark social media addiction trial By Kaitlyn Huamani, Barbara Ortutay, Associated Press After about a month of hearing from addiction experts, therapists, platform engineers and executives, including Mark Zuckerberg, 12 jurors are listening to closing arguments before deciding whether social media companies should be liable for harms caused to children using their… Continue reading
Feb 18 Watch 5:05 Zuckerberg takes stand in a landmark trial on youth social media addiction By Ali Rogin, Jackson Hudgins Mark Zuckerberg took the stand in federal court to defend Instagram against allegations that it was deliberately designed to be addictive to children and teens. It's the first time he's testifying about child safety in front of a jury. YouTube… Continue watching