Hours after a Los Angeles jury found that Meta and YouTube harmed a young user by utilizing addictive features, attorneys involved in the case filed suit against DraftKings and FanDuel and accused the ...
This week, editors Peter Suderman, Katherine Mangu-Ward, Nick Gillespie, and Matt Welch discuss the recent verdicts against Meta and the growing legal and cultural push to treat social media like a ...
Prime minister says UK must do more to regulate against potential harms after landmark ruling in US court Keir Starmer has said he will tackle “addictive features” in social media amid increasing ...
The findings in two US court cases should embarrass anyone who claimed Australia’s social media ban was ‘boomer’ moralising A disdain towards the notion of “consequence” somewhat defines the ...
The jury agreed with the 20-year-old plaintiff, who testified at trial that she became addicted to social media as a child and that this addiction exacerbated her mental health struggles. Meta and ...
One striking phrase kept coming up in the landmark personal injuries lawsuit awarded against Meta and Google this week. Twenty year old Kaley – referred to in court by her initials, KGM – won her case ...
Dar Meshi is a psychologist in the Department of Advertising and Public Relations, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, USA. On 25 March, a California trial awarded US$6 million to a ...
This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 18: Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg leaves the Los Angeles ...
Get the Well Enough newsletter with Harry Bullmore for tips on living a healthier, happier and longer life Get the Well Enough email with Harry Bullmore Sir Keir Starmer told reporters: “The status ...
Sir Keir Starmer said the next generation would not ‘forgive’ the Government if it did not act to curb addictive social media features. (Stefan Rousseau/PA) (PA Wire) Addictive social media features ...
A jury on Wednesday found that Meta and YouTube are liable for creating products that led to harmful and addictive behavior by young users, a landmark decision that could set a legal precedent for ...
The verdict delivered on March 25, 2026, holding Meta and Google responsible for purposefully designing social media platforms to be addictive, and knowing it can be harmful, is flawed at multiple ...