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Education
fromThe Verge
4 days ago

Snap, YouTube, and TikTok settle suit over harm to students

Snap, YouTube, and TikTok settled a lawsuit alleging social media addiction harmed learning and mental health, straining public school budgets.
Tech industry
fromBloomberglaw
4 days ago

Snap, YouTube, TikTok Settle School Suit Targeting Social Media

Snap, YouTube, and TikTok settled the first school-district lawsuit over alleged student harm, leaving Meta to face a June 12 trial.
SF parents
fromTNW | Data-Security
4 days ago

Snap, YouTube, and TikTok settle school addiction lawsuit, leaving Meta to face trial alone

Snap, YouTube, and TikTok settled a school district lawsuit over social media addiction claims, leaving Meta as the only defendant for trial.
Digital life
fromFast Company
3 weeks ago

Addicted to social media? This adorable, infuriating cat will stop you from doomscrolling

Cat Gatekeeper is a Chrome extension that helps reduce social media usage by displaying a cat when users reach their time limit.
Law
fromAbove the Law
3 weeks ago

Sex, Drugs, And Social Media Addiction - Above the Law

Social media addiction is recognized legally, with a jury finding it comparable to substance addiction, leading to support groups like Media Addicts Anonymous.
Education
fromThe Verge
4 days ago

Snap, YouTube, and TikTok settle suit over harm to students

Snap, YouTube, and TikTok settled a lawsuit alleging social media addiction harmed learning and mental health, straining public school budgets.
Tech industry
fromBloomberglaw
4 days ago

Snap, YouTube, TikTok Settle School Suit Targeting Social Media

Snap, YouTube, and TikTok settled the first school-district lawsuit over alleged student harm, leaving Meta to face a June 12 trial.
SF parents
fromTNW | Data-Security
4 days ago

Snap, YouTube, and TikTok settle school addiction lawsuit, leaving Meta to face trial alone

Snap, YouTube, and TikTok settled a school district lawsuit over social media addiction claims, leaving Meta as the only defendant for trial.
Digital life
fromFast Company
3 weeks ago

Addicted to social media? This adorable, infuriating cat will stop you from doomscrolling

Cat Gatekeeper is a Chrome extension that helps reduce social media usage by displaying a cat when users reach their time limit.
Law
fromAbove the Law
3 weeks ago

Sex, Drugs, And Social Media Addiction - Above the Law

Social media addiction is recognized legally, with a jury finding it comparable to substance addiction, leading to support groups like Media Addicts Anonymous.
Marketing
fromInvesting.com
4 weeks ago

Meta and Google fund US kids' groups, as critics warn of social media risk By Reuters

Tech companies sponsor children’s brands to teach moderated technology use while designing apps that make unplugging harder, drawing criticism over incentives and trust.
Online marketing
fromForbes
6 days ago

TikTok GO, Instagram Drops Encryption, YouTube Tests AI: What Creators Need to Know

Digital overload and social media addiction can fragment attention and increase stress and anxiety.
Mental health
fromPsychology Today
1 week ago

What a Landmark Verdict Reveals About Social Media and Youth

Compulsive social media use is strongly linked to youth depression, anxiety, and sleep problems, with platform design features likely driving compulsive engagement.
#meta
Law
fromBBC News
1 month ago

Meta pulls Facebook ads for social media addiction clients

Meta faces significant legal challenges over child safety and social media addiction lawsuits in the US.
Law
fromwww.bbc.com
1 month ago

Meta pulls Facebook ads recruiting for social media addiction lawsuits

Meta has removed law firm ads related to social media addiction, stating it won't allow profit from harmful claims.
Law
fromNewsmax
1 month ago

Meta Pulls Lawyer Ads After Social Media Lawsuit Loss

Meta is removing ads from lawyers seeking clients harmed by social media addiction amid ongoing lawsuits.
Law
fromsfist.com
1 month ago

Meta and Google Found Liable In Landmark Social Media Addiction Case; Meta Also Found Liable In Child Exploitation Case

Meta and Google were found liable for social media addiction affecting teens, resulting in a $6 million verdict for the plaintiff.
Digital life
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Meta and YouTube designed addictive products that harmed young people, jury finds

Meta and YouTube were found liable for negligence in designing addictive products that harmed a young user.
Law
fromBBC News
1 month ago

Meta pulls Facebook ads for social media addiction clients

Meta faces significant legal challenges over child safety and social media addiction lawsuits in the US.
Law
fromwww.bbc.com
1 month ago

Meta pulls Facebook ads recruiting for social media addiction lawsuits

Meta has removed law firm ads related to social media addiction, stating it won't allow profit from harmful claims.
Law
fromNewsmax
1 month ago

Meta Pulls Lawyer Ads After Social Media Lawsuit Loss

Meta is removing ads from lawyers seeking clients harmed by social media addiction amid ongoing lawsuits.
Law
fromsfist.com
1 month ago

Meta and Google Found Liable In Landmark Social Media Addiction Case; Meta Also Found Liable In Child Exploitation Case

Meta and Google were found liable for social media addiction affecting teens, resulting in a $6 million verdict for the plaintiff.
Digital life
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Meta and YouTube designed addictive products that harmed young people, jury finds

Meta and YouTube were found liable for negligence in designing addictive products that harmed a young user.
Law
fromAxios
1 month ago

Scoop: Meta removes ads for social media addiction litigation

Lawyers are seeking new plaintiffs for class action lawsuits related to social media addiction, with ads running on major platforms.
#tiktok
#gen-z
Law
fromDailywire
1 month ago

Is This The Beginning Of The End Of Big Social Media?

Gen Z faces addiction to social media, paralleling past cigarette use, with legal actions emerging against tech companies for harmful design practices.
Digital life
fromAbove the Law
1 month ago

Jury Finds Meta And YouTube's Negligence Led To Addiction In Kids - Above the Law

Gen Z faces unique challenges from social media addiction, with a jury finding Meta and YouTube negligent in their platform designs.
Digital life
fromTechCrunch
2 months ago

Apps to distract you from the endless cycle of doomscrolling | TechCrunch

Doomscrolling affects 64% of Americans and negatively impacts mental health, attention span, sleep, and emotional well-being, but alternative apps like Radio Garden offer engaging alternatives to endless social media scrolling.
#gen-z-social-media-behavior
Digital life
fromThe Independent
2 months ago

Gen Z turning their backs on social media except for this one app, survey finds

Gen Z uses TikTok daily but distrusts it, while increasingly abandoning other social media to pursue offline activities, fitness, hobbies, and real-world connections.
Digital life
fromThe Independent
2 months ago

Gen Z turning their backs on social media except for this one app, survey finds

Gen Z uses TikTok daily but distrusts it, while increasingly abandoning other social media to pursue offline activities, fitness, hobbies, and real-world connections.
Digital life
fromThe Independent
2 months ago

Gen Z turning their backs on social media except for this one app, survey finds

Gen Z uses TikTok daily but distrusts it, while increasingly abandoning other social media to pursue offline activities, fitness, hobbies, and real-world connections.
Digital life
fromThe Independent
2 months ago

Gen Z turning their backs on social media except for this one app, survey finds

Gen Z uses TikTok daily but distrusts it, while increasingly abandoning other social media to pursue offline activities, fitness, hobbies, and real-world connections.
Digital life
fromenglish.elpais.com
2 months ago

Breaking free from smartphone addiction: Defensive tactics against those tricky algorithms

Tech companies use manipulative tactics and surveillance to trap users in their platforms, creating widespread anger about digital exploitation and the need for regulatory intervention.
#meta-litigation
fromFortune
2 months ago
Public health

'That's not what we're trying to do': Mark Zuckerberg rejects claims that Facebook and Instagram are addictive at New Mexico social media trial | Fortune

Social media marketing
fromFast Company
2 months ago

Meta CEO Zuckerberg takes issue with the word 'addictive' in deposition shown at landmark trial

Meta CEO Zuckerberg testified that Facebook and Instagram set engagement goals to increase teenage user time while internal research documented addictive features and harms to young users.
fromFortune
2 months ago
Public health

'That's not what we're trying to do': Mark Zuckerberg rejects claims that Facebook and Instagram are addictive at New Mexico social media trial | Fortune

Social media marketing
fromFast Company
2 months ago

Meta CEO Zuckerberg takes issue with the word 'addictive' in deposition shown at landmark trial

Meta CEO Zuckerberg testified that Facebook and Instagram set engagement goals to increase teenage user time while internal research documented addictive features and harms to young users.
Social media marketing
fromEngadget
2 months ago

Mark Zuckerberg downplays Meta's own research in New Mexico child safety trial

Meta CEO Zuckerberg testified in a New Mexico child safety trial, downplaying research findings about social media addiction and Instagram's appeal to young users.
Social media marketing
fromFortune
2 months ago

Social media companies are fighting the 'age verification trap' as collecting biometrics on kids violates privacy rights | Fortune

Social media platforms are implementing biometric age verification systems that paradoxically compromise user privacy while attempting to reduce childhood addiction through regulatory compliance.
Privacy professionals
fromFast Company
2 months ago

'This is very serious': Judge threatens AI glasses wearers with contempt during Mark Zuckerberg's testimony

A judge warned courtroom attendees wearing AI smart glasses to stop recording and delete footage or face contempt of court.
#instagram
fromTODAY.com
2 months ago
Public health

Mark Zuckerberg Grilled About Underage Instagram Users, Social Media Addiction During Landmark Trial

fromFortune
3 months ago
US news

Instagram boss reveals he's paid $900k per year plus stock worth 'tens of millions of dollars' as he denies 'addiction' claims | Fortune

fromTODAY.com
2 months ago
Public health

Mark Zuckerberg Grilled About Underage Instagram Users, Social Media Addiction During Landmark Trial

fromFortune
3 months ago
US news

Instagram boss reveals he's paid $900k per year plus stock worth 'tens of millions of dollars' as he denies 'addiction' claims | Fortune

Law
fromAol
2 months ago

What is Section 230? Landmark social media lawsuit spotlights legal shield

A landmark trial alleges Meta and YouTube built addictive features that harmed young users' mental health, challenging Section 230 immunity and potential tech liability.
Tech industry
fromBloomberglaw
2 months ago

Zuckerberg to Defend Meta's Youth Strategy at Addiction Trial

Mark Zuckerberg will testify in a trial alleging Instagram and YouTube caused a woman's mental-health struggles, focusing on design choices and youth engagement.
Digital life
fromPhys
3 months ago

Is social media addictive? How it keeps you clicking and the harms it can cause

Social media platforms use design features like infinite scroll, autoplay and notifications to engineer high engagement that can override self-control and foster problematic use.
Science
fromNature
3 months ago

Daily briefing: Exercise rewires the brain for endurance, in mice

Repeated exercise sessions rewire the brain, making neurons faster to activate and enabling improved running endurance.
fromwww.mercurynews.com
3 months ago

What to watch: Don't Die' harpoons our social media addiction

Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die: Gore Verbinski's mad, mad, mad epic is angry, angry, angry. And with good reason. The apocalyptic dramedy shoots its poison-tipped arrows at two of the most deserving targets in America right now: our addiction to social media and our willingness to let AI assume command of our lives. Both trends get eviscerated, trashed and stomped on (this is by no means a subtle film) in cathartic ways.
Film
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