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Federal Trial Over Alleged Meta Harm to Children Opens Jury Selection in Oakland

The case will decide whether platform design choices can be tied to youth addiction with possible app changes or large financial penalties.

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

Families Sue Meta, TikTok, Snapchat and YouTube Over Deaths of Four Teens

Teen Drops Bellwether Suit, Ending Los Angeles Trial Against Meta

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

States Seek $1.4 Trillion From Meta Ahead of August Youth-Safety Trial

Judge Lets 29-State Suit Claiming Meta Designed Facebook and Instagram to Addict Children Proceed

YouTube Settles Teen's Social‑Media Harm Case, Exits July Bellwether

European Commission Prepares Findings That Meta’s Apps Use Addictive Design on Children

UK Moves to Ban Under-16s From Major Social Apps

Supreme Court Lets Vermont Lawsuit Accusing Meta of Designing Instagram for Teens Proceed

YouTube and Snap Settle Bellwether School Social Media Lawsuit as Meta and TikTok Head to June Trial

Meta Moves to Overturn Jury Verdict as New Mexico Presses Algorithm Rewrites

New Mexico Opens Remedies Trial Seeking Overhaul of Meta’s Apps for Kids

Lauren Silverman Backs Bid to Raise UK Social Media Age to 16 Ahead of Commons Vote

Greece Plans Social Media Ban for Under-15s Starting in 2027

Juries Fault Meta and YouTube Over Addictive Design That Harmed a Teen

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

Jury Finds Meta and YouTube Liable for Addictive Design in $6 Million Los Angeles Case

Twin Verdicts Fault Meta and YouTube for Youth Harms, Setting Stage for Appeals