Newsroom category: Social Media Addiction

Meta has agreed to pay up to $17.1 billion and make significant changes to Facebook and Instagram as part of a landmark multistate settlement resolving allegations that its platforms were designed in ways that contributed to compulsive use and harm among children and teenagers. The proposed agreement, announced August 26, 2026, was reached with a […]

TikTok has agreed to pay $400 million to resolve a U.S. Department of Justice lawsuit alleging the social media platform illegally collected personal information from children under the age of 13. The settlement, announced August 21, 2026, represents one of the largest recoveries under the federal Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act, commonly known as COPPA. […]

Meta is now defending itself in two major trials over allegations that its social media platforms were designed in ways that harm children and teenagers, as litigation over alleged social media addiction continues to intensify across the country. Opening statements began August 18 in federal court in Oakland, California, in a closely watched case involving […]