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.

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

Late last month, a California jury found Meta and YouTube harmed a young girl who used the platforms with addictive design ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Every time I open TikTok, Instagram or X, I come across a barrage of videos and tweets that begin to blur across after 10 to 20 minutes (or two hours) of scrolling.

It’s happened to the best of us – you check one notification on your phone, and the next thing you know you’ve spent 20 minutes scrolling through social media. Now, in an effort to be more mindful ...