Social media addiction lawsuit against Meta is dropped

Social media addiction lawsuit against Meta is dropped

A day after Snap tentatively settled with the plaintiff in a social media addiction lawsuit, leaving Meta as the only remaining defendant, the case has been dropped. In a statement, Meta said the plaintiff chose to drop his case against Meta without receiving any payment. TikTok and Google’s YouTube had previously reached settlement agreements with…

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Jury finds Meta and Google negligent in landmark social media addiction trial

New Mexico just handed Meta its first courtroom defeat over child safety, and the rest of the country is watching

A jury in Santa Fe on Tuesday ordered Meta to pay $375 million in civil penalties after finding the company misled consumers about the safety of its platforms and endangered children. New Mexico attorney general Raúl Torrez’s office called the decision a “watershed moment for every parent concerned about what could happen to their kids…

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