Idaho Attorney General Raúl Labrador says the state will receive between $89.2 million and $127.7 million as part of a $17.1 billion multistate settlement with Meta Platforms, Inc. The settlement stems from a nationwide investigation that began in 2021 into whether social media companies designed and promoted their platforms to children and teens despite known...Read More

The trial of Lindsay Clancy, a former labor and delivery nurse who admitted to strangling her three young children before attempting suicide in January 2023, has become the latest true crime sensation largely due to social media. Amateur sleuths, armchair lawyers and influencers have turned the soon-to-conclude trial into snackable, whodunit content, dissecting every detail...Read More

The parent company of Facebook and Instagram will pay hundreds of millions of dollars to Colorado, part of an $18 billion multistate deal, in which the company also agreed to adopt extensive child-safety changes to its operations. The settlement ended a trial over teen social media addiction and settled claims filed by nearly every state....Read More

Imagine a teenage boy messaging online with someone who looks like an attractive young woman, only to find out he is actually in communication with a middle-aged man, and the image that got the youth’s attention was manufactured using artificial intelligence (AI). A crowd of people at an event organized by state Sen. Darby Hills,...Read More

Meta agreed Wednesday to pay up to $18 billion and introduce new restrictions for teenage Facebook and Instagram users to settle lawsuits alleging that it deliberately designed the platforms to addict children and contributed to mental health problems. The agreement with nearly all US states and several territories ends a major federal trial and resolves...Read More

A former Mesquite ISD high school teacher has been sentenced to 30 years in a Texas prison after pleading guilty to an enhanced first-degree felony charge involving possession of child pornography depicting the sexual assault of a child younger than 10. Rockwall County District Court Judge Brett Hall sentenced Chad Beery following an investigation that...Read More

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – Hawaii is part of a $17.1 billion multi-state settlement with social media giant Meta Platforms that forces the company to implement sweeping child-safety measures on Facebook and Instagram. The Hawaii Attorney General’s Office described the agreement as one of the largest state consumer protection settlements in history, second only to the Big...Read More

12 (OSV News) — On Aug. 26, social media giant Meta — owner of Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, Messenger, Threads and more — agreed to settlements paying out approximately $18 billion, ending a landmark federal trial that began Aug. 18.  The case before the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California was brought forward by...Read More

LAS VEGAS (KSNV) — Nevada is among the states that have reached a landmark settlement in a lawsuit against social media companies accused of being addictive and harmful to kids. Dr. Carrie Mackensen, a clinical psychologist, author and parent coach, was featured in connection with the settlement and the broader concerns about social media’s impact...Read More

Meta’s ready to pay up. On Wednesday, the social media giant agreed to pay more than $17 billion and implement additional child safety measures as part of a settlement with 47 states, ending a landmark federal trial. The settlement, which was announced two weeks into testimony, is the culmination of a yearslong legal battle in...Read More