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Federal Trial Begins Over States’ Claims That Meta Designed Apps To Hook Children

An appeals court cleared state claims to proceed and the case could force large fines or ordered design changes for under‑18 accounts.

Appeals Court Clears Way for Thousands of Social‑Media Addiction Lawsuits

Tennessee Jury Starts Trial Over Claim Instagram Was Built to Hook Teens

Judge Denies New Trial After Jury Finds Meta and Google Negligent Over Platform Design

Cheryl Backs Push to Raise UK Social Media Age to 16 Ahead of Commons Vote

Massachusetts High Court Says Meta Must Face State Suit Over Youth Addiction Claims

Jury Verdicts Find Meta and YouTube Liable for Youth Harms Tied to Addictive Design

Juries Rule Against Meta in New Mexico and Los Angeles, With Google Liable in L.A. Addiction Case

Jury Begins Deliberations in Los Angeles Bellwether on Youth Social Media Harms

Character.AI Finalizes Teen Chat Ban, Launches Guided ‘Stories’ Experience

New York City Sues Meta, Google, Snap and ByteDance Over Youth Mental Health Harms

French Lawmakers Urge Under‑15 TikTok Ban and Night Curfew After Damning Youth‑Harm Report

Tech Giants Criticize YouTube Exemption in Australia’s Under-16s Social Media Ban