LA Jury Finds Meta, Google Liable for Teen’s Mental Distress in Landmark Social Media Trial
A Los Angeles jury has found the parent companies of YouTube and Facebook liable for a teen’s mental…
Landmark verdict finds Instagram, YouTube were designed to addict kids
After a grueling seven weeks of court proceedings and more than 40 hours of tense deliberations across nine…
New Mexico Wins $375M Landmark Verdict Against Meta
The jury in a landmark State of New Mexico v. Meta Platforms, Inc. trial on Tuesday found Meta…
New Mexico social media harms lawsuit ends in $375-million verdict
Jurors in New Mexico leapfrogged their California peers Tuesday, handing down a $375-million verdict against Meta for endangering…
California considers restrictions on social media for kids
Meta, YouTube and Snapchat are already under scrutiny for risks they pose for young people. Now they are…
Meta Reveals Plan to Gradually Replace Human Moderators With AI
The Menlo Park-based social media giant says its new artificial intelligence enforcement technology outperforms human review teams on…
Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta under fire after California resident makes disturbing claims: ‘Truly a menace’
A reckoning could be in store for Big Tech after a California woman made disturbing claims in her…
Lawyers in landmark social media addiction trial make final appeals
By KAITLYN HUAMANI and BARBARA ORTUTAY, AP Technology Writers LOS ANGELES (AP) — After about a month of…
Sac State considers rooftop performing arts and sports venue
Vacant state office buildings flank Capitol Mall on Friday, Jan. 30 after a news conference about a planned…
Landmark social media addiction trial begins in Los Angeles
By KAITLYN HUAMANI and BARBARA ORTUTAY, AP Technology Writers LOS ANGELES (AP) — The world’s biggest social media…
As billionaires bail, Mark Zuckerberg doubles down on California with $50 million donation
Mark Zuckerberg is going all-in on AI and STEM with his philanthropic efforts. Late last year, he and…
Arguments to begin in social media addiction trial set in Los Angeles
By KAITLYN HUAMANI and BARBARA ORTUTAY, Associated Press Technology Writers LOS ANGELES (AP) — The world’s biggest social…