Juries in two big cases have affirmed what research is finding: The design of social media platforms is particularly compelling and hard to resist for kids. There are growing calls to change it.

A bipartisan bill introduced in the Ohio House would require social media apps and websites to include warning labels if they ...

In what legal observers have called social media’s “Big Tobacco Moment,” a jury has found that Meta and Google’s social media ...

A jury has held Meta and Google responsible for designing social media platforms in a way that deliberately leads to ...

Civil juries in Los Angeles County and Santa Fe, N.M., recently found that social media companies were responsible for harms their products caused to children. The bellwether cases could now open the ...

Experts say the rulings could expose tech companies to more litigation and pressure them to make changes to their apps.

Social media addiction has been compared to casinos, opioids and cigarettes. While there’s some debate among experts about the line between overuse and addiction, and whether social media can cause ...

Most Australian children have evaded the government’s ban on social media for under-16s, a new survey has found. Some 61 per ...

Social media addiction has been compared to casinos, opioids and cigarettes. While there’s some debate among experts about the line between overuse and addiction, and whether social media can cause ...

It’s the return of Vine and when it comes back, many will “Do It for the Vine” once more. And yes, you remember the nostalgic phrase. The once-iconic short-form video app that disappeared and went on ...

Tech companies could be on the hook for millions in penalties if Virginia teens scroll on social media apps for more than an hour a day. The state’s new rule, which went into effect on Jan. 1, limits ...