Landmark Trial in New Mexico To Decide Whether Meta Misled Users About Children’s Safety Risks

Tech companies have been protected from liability for material posted on their social media platforms under Section 230.

The First-In-The-Nation TikTok Ban That Wasn’t

The 2023 Montana Legislature’s TikTok ban grew out of concerns about Chinese access to Americans’ data. It was the first statewide attempt to ban TikTok in the United States.

Social Media Companies Face Legal Reckoning Over Mental Health Harms to Children

The outcomes could challenge the companies’ First Amendment shield and Section 230 of the 1996 Communications Decency Act, which protects tech companies from liability for material posted on their platforms.

New Mexico Lawsuit Accuses Meta of Failing To Protect Children From Sexual Exploitation Online

The outcome could challenge the companies’ First Amendment shield and Section 230 of the 1996 Communications Decency Act, which protects tech companies from liability for material posted on their platforms.

Google, Meta, Push Back on Addiction Claims in Landmark Social Media Trial

A slew of trials beginning this year seek to hold social media companies responsible for harming children’s mental well-being.

Landmark Social Media Addiction Trial Begins in Los Angeles

Instagram’s parent company Meta and Google’s YouTube will face claims that their platforms deliberately addict and harm children.

Undercover Investigation of Meta Heads to Trial in New Mexico in First Stand-Alone Case by State

It could give states a new legal pathway to go after social media companies over how their platforms affect children, by using consumer protection and nuisance laws.

TikTok Settles as Social Media Giants Face Landmark Trial Over Youth Addiction Claims

It’s the first time the companies will argue their case before a jury, and the outcome could have profound effects on their businesses and how they will handle children using their platforms.