A ‘bellwether’ social media addiction trial is underway. It could set off a chain reaction

Big Tech may be on the verge of its Big Tobacco moment ...

Countries are barring teens from social media—could the U.S. be next? One expert thinks it's 'inevitable'

Australia recently became the first country to outlaw anyone under 16 from having a social media profile. Spain, France and ...

Zuckerberg questioned on under-13 Instagram users in social media trial

The Meta CEO defended his company's efforts to keep kids under 13 off of Instagram, but noted that there are "people who lie" ...

Social media can be addictive even for adults, but there are ways to cut back

Social media addiction has been compared to casinos, opioids and cigarettes. While there’s some debate among experts about the line between overuse and addiction, and whether social media can cause ...

Social media companies face legal reckoning over mental health harms to children

For years, social media companies have disputed allegations that they harm children’s mental health through the way they ...

Mark Zuckerberg in courtroom hot seat over social media dangers

The Meta CEO was grilled about age verification and addiction.

Social media companies accused of "addicting the brains of children" as trial begins

Instagram's parent company Meta and Google's YouTube dispute claims that their platforms deliberately addict and harm ...

Zuckerberg Defiant In Social Media Trial Testimony: "I'm Focused On Building A Community That Is Sustainable"

Meta CEO Zuckerberg pushed back hard today in court over claims that social media platforms like Instagram aim to hook and potentially harm users through calibrated algorithms and other engineering ...