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.

What You Need To Know About Grok and the Controversies Surrounding It

Elon Musk’s deliberate efforts to mold Grok into a challenger of what he considers the tech industry’s “woke” orthodoxy on race, gender and politics have repeatedly got the chatbot into trouble.

Tennessee University Reinstates Professor Fired for Charlie Kirk Post and Settles for $500K

In a Dec. 30 email to the university community, the university president said the school did not follow the required tenure termination process.

Texas Cracked Down on Teachers for Posts About Charlie Kirk, Union Lawsuit Says

The lawsuit argues that a letter sent by the Texas Education Agency's commissioner represents a state policy that is too broad and too vague to be enforced fairly and without squelching protected speech.