Social Media

Opening arguments have begun in a federal court trial brought by four U.S. states against Meta Platforms, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram. The states al...

New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon unveiled a proposed law that would ban children younger than 16 from using social media platforms, saying on Monday that...

Prosecutors say group chats on the messaging app Telegram—self-styled as a “German driving school for experts”—were used to brag about rapes, post photos and videos ...

Meta reached a settlement that ends a major US trial and could require payments of up to $18 billion. As part of the agreement, Meta will implement nationwide safegu...

Meta (owner of Facebook and Instagram) agreed to pay up to $17 billion in a settlement that ends a trial brought by dozens of U.S. states alleging the company delibe...

More than half of U.S. states have joined a multi-state lawsuit against Meta, parent company of Instagram and Facebook, that goes to trial beginning Tuesday. The 233...

French lawmakers passed a measure that bars children under age 15 from using social media platforms. The article reports that several families in France have sued Ti...

Opening statements are scheduled to begin Tuesday in a federal trial in California involving Meta Platforms. Multiple states have sued Meta, seeking billions of doll...

The article reports that France has enacted a ban preventing children under age 15 from using social media. Implementation will require age‑verification measures, an...

A lawsuit brought by dozens of U.S. states targets Meta; the case is one of multiple legal actions filed in recent years against Meta and other social media companie...

The Department of Justice issued a memo saying federal employees may download TikTok onto government devices, reversing a 2022 prohibition. The DOJ Office of Legal C...

PBS NewsHour reports that Meta has announced a package of new measures aimed at younger users: strengthened age-estimation methods intended to keep children under 13...