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

Plaintiffs are winning early trials by targeting how the apps are built instead of what users post.

Jury Verdicts Put Social Media Design on Trial for Meta and Google

Pinterest CEO Urges Global Ban on Social Media for Under‑16s

Port Orange 12-Year-Old Charged After Police Say She Sent Fake Snapchat School Threats to Herself

Instagram to Alert Parents When Teens Repeatedly Search Suicide or Self-Harm Terms

Instagram to Alert Parents When Teens Repeatedly Search Suicide or Self-Harm Terms

YouTube Executive Says Platform Was Built for 'Value,' Not Time Maximization, in Los Angeles Trial Over Youth Mental-Health Harms

Bihar Moves to Draft Policy on Children's Screen Time After Seeking NIMHANS Report

Newsom Backs Under-16 Social Media Restrictions in California

Instagram Chief Rejects ‘Clinical Addiction’ Label in Los Angeles Jury Trial Over Youth Harm

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

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

Austria Pushes 14+ Social Media Limit as France Sets Under‑15 Ban, Germany Weighs Action

LHC Seeks Government Replies on Petition to Curb Social Media for Under-16s

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

TikTok Settles as Jury Selection Opens in Los Angeles Trial Targeting Meta and YouTube

TikTok Settles as Bellwether Social Media Addiction Trial Opens Against Meta and YouTube

Snapchat Expands Family Center With Screen-Time Breakdown and New-Friend Trust Signals

UK Lords Back Under-16 Social Media Ban as Government Plans to Resist

Snap Settles Teen Social Media Addiction Suit Days Before Trial