The first plaintiff to take major social media companies to trial is expected to take the stand Wednesday to speak about the ...

A landmark California trial against Meta and YouTube has begun in California, with attorney Mark Lanier arguing tech giants built addiction machines targeting children.

Social media features such as infinite scroll and personalised feeds can drive compulsive use. Experts argue that Big Tech ...

The social media feeds that once connected us are now driving us apart. We must regain control from big tech’s greedy and reckless algorithms.

We continue our conversation with attorney Laura Marquez-Garrett and victim advocates Lori Schott and Lennon Torres about their fight to hold tech giants accountable for the damaging and even deadly ...

In a Los Angeles trial, a 20-year-old alleges that a decade of social media use caused anxiety, depression and body dysmorphia, exposing firms to billions in damages and sweeping global changes.

Trial centers on a 20-yr-old woman who says her nonstop use of sites including Meta Platforms Inc.’s Instagram & Google’s ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Meta and Google, two of the most powerful companies in history, have long rejected claims their social media platforms are ...

It can feel like everyone is addicted to their phones, scrolling Instagram and TikTok, sometimes oblivious to the world around them. But can it be proven in court that tech giants like Meta and ...

A regulatory focus on product design could help address a wide range of digital harms including compulsive use.

For years, big tech companies have placed the burden of managing screen time squarely on individuals and parents, operating ...

A whopping 86% of Americans want Meta and Google held accountable for their role in a social media addiction crisis that has ...