Social Networks Face Big Tobacco Moment Over Addiction Claims February 9, 2026 By Madlin Mekelburg and Maia Spoto Facebook, Google and other tech giants for more than a decade have rejected allegations that they build products deliberately to...
Massachusetts Court Hears Allegations Facebook Is Addictive to Young Users December 8, 2025 By Michael Casey Massachusetts’ highest court heard oral arguments Friday in the state’s lawsuit arguing that Meta designed features on Facebook and Instagram...
Virginia’s Lawsuit Against TikTok Gets Green Light to Proceed in State Court October 28, 2025 By Andrew G. Simpson Virginia’s lawsuit against TikTok and its China-based parent company ByteDance Ltd. will move forward in state court, despite TikTok’s efforts...
New York City Sues Social Media Firms For Allegedly Addicting Children October 9, 2025 By Jonathan Stempel New York City filed a new lawsuit accusing Facebook, Google, Snapchat, TikTok and other online platforms of fueling a mental...
Kansas Sues Snapchat for Deceptive Practices October 3, 2025 Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach announced that his office filed a lawsuit in Washington County District Court against social media...
New Jersey Panel Issues Recommendations on Social Media Use by Teens September 23, 2025 Students should be banned from using cell phones in school, parents should delay their child’s access to social media, and...
New York Unveils Rules to Ban Addictive Social Media Feeds for Kids September 17, 2025 By Carolyn Thompson New York’s attorney general on Monday proposed regulations for its crackdown on addictive social media feeds for children, including rules...
Minnesota Sues TikTok Over Addictive Algorithms August 21, 2025 By Steve Karnowski Minnesota on Tuesday joined a wave of states suing TikTok, alleging the social media giant preys on young people with...
Meta, TikTok Can Be Sued by Mother of NYC Teen Killed While ‘Subway Surfing’ June 30, 2025 By Jonathan Stempel Meta Platforms and TikTok owner ByteDance must face a wrongful death lawsuit by the mother of a 15-year-old Manhattan boy...
Meta Must Face Massachusetts Social Media Addiction Lawsuit October 21, 2024 By Nate Raymond Meta Platforms must face a lawsuit by Massachusetts alleging the social media company purposely deployed features on its Instagram platform...