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Meta and YouTube Found Negligent, ‘Dangerous’ to Minors. Jury Awards $6 Million
Jurors found the companies liable after nine days of deliberations at landmark trial in Los Angeles
- Social Media on Trial
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Mark Zuckerberg Grilled Under Oath at Landmark Trial on Teen Social Media Addiction
“I’ve done media over time, but I’m sort of well-known to be very bad at this,” the 41-year-old billionaire told the jury
- Tech Backlash
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Instagram Head Adam Mosseri Testifies, Says ‘Problematic Use’ Is Not ‘Clinical Addiction’
“We’re trying to be as safe as possible but also censor as little as possible,” he told jurors
- Landmark Tech Trial
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At Landmark Trial, Expert Says Social Media Hooks Teens Hardest
“We’re seeing more and more young people who experience not just psychological distress, but physical distress, when their devices are taken away,” said Dr. Anna Lembke
- Tech Backlash
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TikTok Settles Landmark Social Media Addiction Claims As Meta, YouTube Begin Trial
The company exited the first so-called bellwether trial amid thousands of plaintiffs claiming social media platforms are engineered to harm kids
- Courts and Crime
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Usher and His Sons Team Up With Instagram on Meta 'Carversations' Series to Talk Teen Social Media Use (and Whose DMs They Would Slide Into)
" There's a tenderness in a car that takes away all of the other things that you get distracted by," Usher tells Rolling Stone.
- Yeah!
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Britney Spears Returns to Instagram After Deactivating Account
"So much has happened this year, it’s crazy," singer writes after returning to social media app
- 'Keep It Simple'
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Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s Engagement Post Shatters Instagram Record
In the span of six hours, it surpassed 1 million reposts and in its first hour garnered 14 million “likes”
- Million Milestone
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25 Most Influential Creators of 2025
From streamers and podcasters to OnlyFans models and TikTok megastars, here’s the people shaping the culture of 2025
- Creator Special
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How Public ‘Finsta’ Accounts Became the New Album Rollout Method
From Drake to Playboi Carti and Frank Ocean, secret Instagram accounts have become the preferred method of introducing new music
- Alter Egos
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