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Woman suing Meta Platforms, YouTube over social media addiction sticks to claims after trial

Social media platforms are facing a mounting tide of landmark trials across the U.S. for claims that their platform design choices harm young people. A California woman is set to testify in court ...

How social media draws vulnerable users back to eating disorder content – new research

People recovering from eating disorders often use social media for support, seeking out recovery content, body-positive creators and others with similar experiences. But recent research my colleagues ...

Plaintiff set to testify against tech companies in landmark social media addiction trial

The plaintiff, now 20, alleges in her lawsuit that Instagram, YouTube, TikTok and Snap designed addictive platforms that harmed her mental health when she was a minor.

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

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg leaves court after testifying in a key test case accusing Meta and Google's YouTube of harming kids' mental health through addictive platforms, in Los Angeles, California, ...

Here’s how to cut back on your social media addiction

For Android, turn on Bedtime Mode or tweak the color correction setting. Downgrading to a simpler phone, such as an ...

I quit social media and started crocheting. These are the benefits.

Doomscrolling through social media can take its toll on your mental health. But replacing that habit with a hobby can be ...

Landmark Child Safety Case Puts Mark Zuckerberg And Meta Under The Microscope

This case could have consequences not just for families and kids, but also for social media companies and how they might be required to do more gatekeeping.

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

Some of the biggest players from Meta to TikTok are facing federal and state trials that seek to hold them responsible for ...

If your child is addicted to social media, whose fault is it? | Opinion

Kaley is the 20-year-old at the heart of this landmark case who sued Meta, Google, TikTok and Snapchat. My question is, where ...

Mark Zuckerberg grilled about underage Instagram users, social media addiction during landmark trial

Matt Bergman, founding attorney of Social Media Victims Law Center, said the Meta CEO's testimony is "a moment that families across this country have been waiting for." ...