Social media addiction has been compared to casinos, opioids and cigarettes. While there’s some debate among experts about the line between overuse and addiction, and whether social media can cause ...

Meta boss Mark Zuckerberg faced grieving families on Wednesday as he testified at a landmark social media addiction trial in Los Angeles. The world's biggest social media companies will feature in ...

The world's biggest social media companies face several landmark trials this year that seek to hold them responsible for harms to children who use their platforms. Opening statements in one such trial ...

Demonstrators hold a rally outside of Snap Inc. headquarters in Santa Monica, Calif., on Feb. 12 in an effort to encourage social media companies to monitor explicit content directed at children.

A high-stakes trial sparked by a California woman who first logged onto social media at age 10. Another lawsuit in Georgia filed by a school district despairing at distracted students. Dozens more ...

One of the biggest cases ever concerned with the ways social media companies engage young users will test claims about addiction, as well as the tech giants' protections under the First Amendment. A ...