Meta, TikTok and YouTube heading to trial to defend against youth addiction, mental health harm claims

For years, social media giants have argued against claims that their platforms harm young people’s mental health. Starting ...

Landmark social media lawsuits head to a trial that could put CEOs on the stand

More than 1,600 plaintiffs accuse the owners of Instagram, YouTube, TikTok and Snap of knowingly designing addictive products ...

Social media giants face trial over allegations their tech is addictive

In a potentially bellwether case, a plaintiff alleges that social media companies deliberately design their platforms to ...

Google’s work in schools aims to create a ‘pipeline of future users,’ internal documents say

Newly filed internal documents show how Google viewed its work with schools as a way of turning children into lifelong customers — while the company simultaneously acknowledged research suggesting ...