Technology ❯ Social Media

User Experience

Account Management Feature Updates Addictive Design Customization Addiction Content Management Feature Rollout Outages Personalization Privacy Features

Los Angeles Jury Finds Meta and YouTube Liable for Addictive Design in Teen Harm Case

The verdict reframes responsibility around how platforms are built, signaling tougher rules to curb features that keep kids engaged.

Jury Finds Meta and YouTube Liable in Teen Social‑Media Addiction Case

Meta Brings Native Affiliate Shopping and AI Tools to Instagram and Facebook

Instagram Rolls Out Post-Publish Carousel Reordering

Jury Deliberates in Bellwether Trial Over Instagram and YouTube Design Harms

Meta Launches Global AI Support and Begins Multi‑Year Shift to Automated Content Enforcement

X Suffers Brief Global Outage, Disrupting Timelines and Logins

X Tests Dislike Button on Replies With Private Feedback

X Submits EU Verification Fixes as Brussels Weighs DSA Compliance

WhatsApp Introduces Parent-Managed Accounts for Preadolescents

Plaintiff Testifies She Was Hooked on Instagram and YouTube as a Child in Bellwether Trial

Plaintiff Set to Testify in Los Angeles Trial Probing Whether Instagram, YouTube Harmed Teen Mental Health

Meta to Retire Messenger.com in April, Redirecting Web Chats to Facebook

TeamSpeak Reaches Capacity in Multiple Regions After Discord Age‑Verification Backlash

X Suffers Global Outage, Service Largely Restored Within an Hour

Instagram Chief Rejects ‘Clinical Addiction’ Label in Los Angeles Jury Trial Over Youth Harm

EU Issues Preliminary Finding That TikTok’s Design Breaches the Digital Services Act

Threads Launches ‘Dear Algo’ to Let Users Steer Feeds for Three Days

Instagram Chief Set to Testify as LA Jury Weighs Claims Meta and YouTube Addicted Children

Discord to Enforce Global Age Verification Next Month With Unverified Users Put in Teen Mode