Social Media Warning Laws Boost Consumer Rights, Protection

Opinion: Consumers have broad opportunities to seek protection and recovery through class actions against social media companies due to evolving state statutes and litigation developments.
The Hill

Google, Meta, push back on addiction claims in landmark social media trial

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jurors in a landmark social media case that seeks to hold tech companies responsible for harms to children got their first glimpse into what will be a lengthy trial characterized by ...
Opinion

Your social media ‘addiction’ is overrated

Ian Anderson is a postdoctoral researcher at the California Institute of Technology. Wendy Wood is professor emerita of psychology and business at the University of Southern California.
ABC7

Social media 'addicting the brains of children,' plaintiff's lawyer argues in landmark trial

LOS ANGELES -- Comparing social media platforms to casinos and addictive drugs, lawyer Mark Lanier delivered opening statements Monday in a landmark trial in Los Angeles that seeks to hold Instagram ...
TheHealthSite

Gen Z and Overthinking: How social media, phone addiction and future anxiety are impacting youth mental health

Rising overthinking among Gen Z is linked to social media use, phone addiction, and future anxiety, impacting youth mental health and daily well-being in modern India.
Yahoo

Children, addiction and social media: Why is Mark Zuckerberg in court?

Meta boss Mark Zuckerberg faced grieving families on Wednesday as he testified at a landmark social media addiction trial in Los Angeles. The world's biggest social media companies will feature in ...
WDSU

Landmark trial accusing social media companies of addicting children to their platforms begins

The world's biggest social media companies face several landmark trials this year that seek to hold them responsible for harms to children who use their platforms. Opening statements in one such trial ...
TheWrap

YouTube Argues It’s Designed for Entertainment, Not Addiction, in Landmark Social Media Trial

Neal Mohan at Made on YouTube 2024 (Photo Credit: Dave Kotinsky/Getty Images) YouTube is not a social media app, lawyers for the video streaming platform said in Tuesday opening arguments, kicking off ...
WAPT

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

This is absolutely going to be one of the biggest days in this trial. Mark Zuckerberg taking the stand to testify for the first time before *** jury about these claims that his platforms have harmed ...
Engadget

Meta really wants you to believe social media addiction is 'not a thing'

In this photo illustration, a Meta logo is seen displayed on a smartphone. (Photo Illustration by Mateusz Slodkowski/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) (SOPA Images via Getty Images) Meta went ...

Parents’ groups seek social media ban on children below 16

Parents in Odisha are demanding a ban on social media for children under 16, mirroring moves in other states. Citing increasing gadget dependency and exposure to unsuitable content, parent federations ...