Parents say teens are addicted to social media. Now, a jury will decide.

Parent lawsuits alleging social media’s addictive design fueled the teen mental health crisis are heading to trial.

Social Media Addiction Lawsuit Moves Forward After Snap Reaches Settlement

Snap settled before jury selection in a landmark social media addiction case, while Meta, ByteDance, and YouTube still face ...
New Scientist

Does limiting social media help teens? We'll finally get some evidence

A trial will finally reveal whether limiting the time teens spend on social media really does affect their mental health ...
Times Union

Social media design is key to protecting kids online

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Abdulmalik Alluhidan, Vanderbilt University (THE CONVERSATION) Social media is a ...
Business Wire

Social Media Victims Law Center World Mental Health Day Lawsuit Alleges Social Media Companies Design Their Products to Be Addictive and Harmful to Children on a Global Scale

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Social Media Victims Law Center (SMVLC), a legal resource for parents of children and teenage victims harmed by social media addiction and social media fueled harms, ...
Nieman Journalism Lab

Social media can support or undermine democracy — it comes down to how it’s designed

Every design choice that social media platforms make nudges users toward certain actions, values, and emotional states. It is a design choice to offer a news feed that combines verified news sources ...

20 Forgotten Social Media Platforms That Once Ruled the Internet

Before Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok became the giants of our digital lives, there was a vast ecosystem of social media ...

Government to hold consultation on Australian-style under-16s social media ban

Government to hold consultation on Australian-style under-16s social media ban - Ministers will visit Australia as part of ...
Opinion

Vitalik Buterin makes decentralized social media a top priority for 2026

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin said he plans to fully recommit to decentralized social media in 2026, arguing that only platforms built on shared, decentralized data layers can foster real ...
The Conversation

Social media can support or undermine democracy – it comes down to how it’s designed

Lisa Schirch receives funding from the Ford Foundation. I know the founder of Pol.is and Remesh platforms, mentioned in this article, as well as Maria Ressa of Rappler Communities. I will not benefit ...