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DeKalb County schools' lawsuit against social media giants moves forward as companies seek dismissal

DeKalb County School District filed suit against Meta, TikTok, Snapchat, and YouTube/Google for damages the district has suffered due to the companies' targeting of students and schools. Read More

Meta Probed by Delaware Judge on Social Media Addiction Coverage

A Delaware state judge grilled Meta Platforms Inc. about its bid to dismiss or pause claims by its liability insurers seeking a ruling on whether they must pay the tech giant’s defense costs in social ... Read More

Social media giants must stand trial on addiction claims

Meta Platforms Inc., ByteDance Ltd., Alphabet Inc. and Snap Inc. must face trial over claims that they designed social media platforms to addict youths, a judge ruled, clearing the way for the ... Read More

Social media companies face LA trial over role in youth mental health crisis

A Superior Court judge rejected motions for summary judgment brought by the makers of Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, TikTok and Snapchat. Read More

Meta defeats antitrust lawsuit over Facebook user data

Sept 30 (Reuters) - Facebook owner Meta Platforms (META.O), opens new tab convinced a federal judge in San Francisco to throw out a lawsuit that accused the company of misleading users about its ... Read More

Calif. Judge Greenlights Bellwether Trial, Rejecting Social Media’s Defenses to Addiction Claims

Los Angeles Superior Court Carolyn Kuhl, who is overseeing lawsuits in California state courts tying social media to addiction, refused to grant summary judgment motions in the first three bellwether ... Read More

Lawsuit: New York is accusing Meta and Alphabet of spurring a youth mental health crisis

The Big Apple is taking on the companies behind Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok, and YouTube, accusing them of “public nuisance” and spurring a youth mental health crisis in the city. In a ... Read More

Social media companies facing another lawsuit over their impact on children's wellbeing

NEW YORK (TNND) — Several major social media platforms are being sued by New York City in the latest fight against tech giants over the impact their products are having on the nation’s youth. The city ... Read More

Tech Giants Sue California Over Social Media Access Law (2)

Meta Platforms Inc. and TikTok Inc. are challenging a California law that forbids social media platforms from allowing minors to access personalized feeds without parental consent. Read More

Danville Area School District joins social media class action lawsuit

DANVILLE, Pa. — Social media is at the tips of many kids' fingers today. The Health and Human Services Department says children and adolescents who spend more than three hours a day on social media ... Read More

NYC Sues Meta, Google, Snapchat And TikTok Over Alleged Child Addiction To Social Media

The 327-page lawsuit, filed in a Manhattan federal court on Wednesday, accuses the tech giants, including Google parent Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ:GOOGL) (NASDAQ:GOOG) and Snap Inc (NYSE:SNAP) of “gross ... Read More