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Multistate Trial Opens in Oakland Over Meta’s Alleged Design of Addictive Features

A multistate coalition is asking for major platform changes plus up to $1.4 trillion in penalties to address alleged harms to children.

Federal Trial Begins Over States’ Claims That Meta Designed Apps To Hook Children

Jury Selection Begins in Oakland Trial Accusing Meta of Designing Apps to Hook Children

Appeals Court Clears Way for Thousands of Social‑Media Addiction Lawsuits

Tennessee Trial Says Meta Ignored Internal Instagram Research on Teen Harm

Elon Musk Calls Economist Editor 'Traitor' and Replies 'You're an Asshole' to Chef José Andrés

Tennessee Jury Starts Trial Over Claim Instagram Was Built to Hook Teens

UK Proposes Default Midnight–6am Social Media Curfew for 16‑ and 17‑Year‑Olds

X Tweaks Algorithm to Surface Replies From Mutuals

European Commission Finds Facebook and Instagram Designed to Encourage Compulsive Use

EU Says Facebook and Instagram Were Designed to Create Addiction in Preliminary DSA Finding

Judge Lets 29-State Suit Claiming Meta Designed Facebook and Instagram to Addict Children Proceed

WhatsApp Introduces Usernames to Replace Phone-Number Identity

Instagram Tests In‑Stream Controls to Let Users Tune Their Algorithm

European Commission Prepares Findings That Meta’s Apps Use Addictive Design on Children

House Leaders Announce Bipartisan KIDS Act to Tighten Online Rules for Children

Bengaluru Tenant Shares 'Tussi Na Jao' WhatsApp From Landlord

Viral Video Shows Working Toilet Installed on Bengaluru Balcony

Instagram Lets Each Carousel Slide Have Its Own Caption

Threads Reaches 500 Million Monthly Users