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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.

Meta Says It Deactivated 756,000 Australian Under‑16 Accounts as Regulators Move to Tighten Enforcement

New York Finalizes Age Verification Rules for Kids’ Social Media Access

Teen Drops Bellwether Suit, Ending Los Angeles Trial Against Meta

States Seek About $1.4 Trillion From Meta Over Youth Safety and Privacy Claims

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

Meta Settles Bellwether School Lawsuit Over Youth Mental-Health Costs

Ontario Weighs Near-Total School Cellphone Ban as Provinces Push Youth Social Media Limits

Meta Pulls Plaintiff-Recruitment Ads as Massachusetts Court Lets Youth-Addiction Suit Proceed

Greece Sets 2027 Social Media Ban for Under-15s as Massachusetts Readies Vote on Under-14 Bill

Italy Advances Proposals to Curb Social Media Use by Minors

NEU Survey Finds Harmful Social Media Shaping Pupils and Fueling Calls for Tougher Rules

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

Meta Says U.S. Needs New AI Workforce, Including 500,000 Electricians

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

Court Filing Reveals Meta Survey Found 19% of Young Teens Saw Unwanted Sexual Content on Instagram

Europe Steps Up Youth Social Media Restrictions as Spain Floats Under‑16 Ban and France, UK Move Bills Forward

Unsealed Emails Show Zuckerberg Considered Scaling Back Meta’s Social-Issue Research

Jury Selection Begins in New Mexico Trial Accusing Meta of Enabling Child Exploitation