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Stanford Study Finds Mental Health Gains From Pausing Facebook and Instagram

Mounting evidence of harm is pushing calls for stricter safeguards.

Mexico City Bill Seeks to Bar Social Media for Under-16s

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 Deliberates in Bellwether Trial Over Instagram and YouTube Design Harms

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

Plaintiff Testifies She Was Hooked on Instagram and YouTube as a Child in Bellwether Trial

Plaintiff Set to Testify in Los Angeles Trial Probing Whether Instagram, YouTube Harmed Teen Mental Health

Zuckerberg Testifies in LA Bellwether Trial on Social Media Addiction Claims

Indiana Senate Panel Advances Amber Alert Expansion and Youth Social Media Limits in Hailey Buzbee Case

French Assembly Backs Under-15 Social Media Ban, Sends Bill to Senate

French National Assembly Approves Under-15 Social Media Ban

French National Assembly Backs Under-15 Social Media Ban, Sending Bill to Senate

UK Lords Back Under-16 Social Media Ban as Government Opens Consultation

Snap Settles Teen Social Media Addiction Suit Days Before Trial

Australia Enforces First National Ban on Social Media Accounts for Under‑16s

EU Leaders Back Minimum Age for Social Media

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

Greece to Roll Out Device-Level Social Media Blocks for Under-16s as Denmark Unveils Under-15 Plan

Parents File Italy’s First Collective Injunction Against Meta and TikTok Over Harm to Minors