Meta’s Instagram Linked to Depression, Anxiety, Insomnia in Kids: States’ Lawsuit
Dozens of U.S. states are suing Meta Platforms and its Instagram unit, accusing them of fueling a youth mental health crisis by making their social media platforms ...
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Supreme Court YouTube Decision Could Shape Protections for ChatGPT and AI
When the U.S. Supreme Court decides in the coming months whether to weaken a powerful shield protecting internet companies, the ruling also could have implications for rapidly developing technologies ...
Zuckerberg Was Warned on Social Media Addiction, Filing Says
Employees at Meta Platforms Inc. and ByteDance Inc. were aware of the harmful effects of their platforms on young children and teenagers but disregarded the information ...
U.S. Supreme Court Torn Over Challenge to Internet Firms’ Legal Shield
U.S. Supreme Court justices on Tuesday expressed uncertainty over whether to narrow a legal shield protecting Internet companies from a wide array of lawsuits in a major ...
Seattle Schools Sue Social Media Platforms Over Mental Health Crisis
The public school district in Seattle has filed a novel lawsuit against the tech giants behind TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube and Snapchat, seeking to hold them ...
Tech Industry Liability Will Reportedly Be Focus of Upcoming U.S. Justice Dept. Conference
The U.S. Justice Department is planning to hold a conference to discuss the future of a federal law which largely exempts online platforms from legal liability for the material their users post, ...
Twitter, Google, Facebook Sued by Families of Orlando Nightclub Victims
The families of three men killed at Orlando's Pulse gay nightclub have sued Twitter Inc, Alphabet Inc's Google and Facebook Inc in federal court, accusing the companies of providing "material ...
YouTube Videos: the Latest P/C Insurance Millennial Recruiting Weapons
The start of February means the launch of Insurance Careers Month, a combined push by industry groups and executives to attract more millennials to the sector. Their opening salvo: YouTube videos. ...
Viacom Settles $1B Suit Against Google Over Youtube Videos
Google Inc. and Viacom Inc. settled Viacom's $1 billion lawsuit claiming YouTube violated copyrights by letting users post video clips from television shows without authorization after a federal ...