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Two landmark jury verdicts against social media companies have arrived in a long line of lawsuits alleging harm to children who use platforms including Instagram and YouTube.
Austria plans to announce a sweeping ban on social media for children and add school classes on digital competency, moving ahead of the European Union’s efforts to protect kids from online addiction.
In the wake of US social media verdicts, a look at what limits other countries have imposed for kids
Other countries, meanwhile, have implemented — or are planning — a bevy of restrictions on children’s online activities, ranging from social media bans to requiring younger teens to link their accounts to a parent’s. Here’s a look at how countries outside the United States are regulating kids and technology.
A Colorado woman whose son died from a fentanyl-laced pill he bought through social media is celebrating a pair of verdicts this week against Meta and YouTube.
By Niket Nishant and Shashwat Chauhan March 27 (Reuters) - From rocket launches drawing millions of YouTube views to social media frenzy over its potential listing, SpaceX's debut is shaping up to be a landmark moment for Wall Street.
Jurors found Meta and Google liable for building apps that inflicted mental-health problems on a teenager, and similar lawsuits are on the horizon.
As juries turn against social media for harming kids, Big Tech’s invincibility starts to show cracks
It’s too soon to tell if this week’s jury decisions will lead to fundamental changes in how social media treats its young users.
The agreement ends a lawsuit alleging the Biden administration coerced platforms into suppressing posts about COVID and the 2020 election.