Jury Finds Instagram and YouTube Liable in a Landmark Social Media Addiction Trial

The jurors were told not to take into account the content of the posts because tech companies are shielded from legal responsibility for posted content, based on Section 230.

New Mexico Jury Says Meta Harms Children’s Mental Health and Safety, Violating State Law

New Mexico’s case was among the first to reach trial in a wave of litigation involving social media platforms and their impacts on children.

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.

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.