Meta and YouTube Found Negligent in Landmark Social Media Addiction Trial - The New York Times
A jury found the companies negligent in their app designs, harming a young user with design features that were addictive and led to her mental health distress.
Meta Ordered to Pay $375 Million Over Child Safety Violations - The New York Times
In one of the company’s first major losses, New Mexico jurors found that it had misled consumers about the safety of its platforms, enabling sexual exploitation of young users.
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Snap Settles Lawsuit on Social Media Addiction, Avoiding a Landmark Trial - The New York Times
The settlement means Snap will avoid a trial where plaintiffs had planned to argue that social media platforms are inherently defective and subject to personal injury liability.
Meta Acquires Moltbook, the Social Network Just for A.I. Bots - The New York Times
Maybe Meta can do for chatbots what it has done for teens! Matt Schlicht, the site’s creator, helped kick off Silicon Valley’s obsession with artificial intelligence agents. Two months later, he is joining the Meta Superintelligence Lab. Will chatbots start suing? (I know this feels like an April Fools' joke, but satire used to be satire and now we have machines writing novels.)
Juries Take the Lead in the Push for Child Online Safety - The New York Times
A pair of verdicts held social media companies accountable for harming young users, highlighting a growing backlash as Congress struggles to pass legislation.
