Leaked documents from inside TikTok suggest the social media giant intentionally endangers kids to benefit its bottom line. A group of 13 states and the District of Columbia filed individual suits against the Chinese-owned company earlier this month, alleging: TikTok’s underlying business model focuses on maximizing young users’ time on the platform so the company...Read More

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A jury began deliberations Monday in a landmark trial in New Mexico where social media conglomerate Meta is accused of misleading its users about how safe its platforms are for children. Meta’s attorneys dispute the claims and say the company provides built-in protections for teenagers and weeds out harmful content...Read More

Character.AI could also update chatbots to protect kids further, the lawsuit said. For one, the chatbots could be designed to stop insisting that they are real people or licensed therapists. But instead of these updates, the lawsuit warned that Character.AI in June added a new feature that only heightens risks for kids. Part of what...Read More

SANTA FE, N.M. — A New Mexico jury determined Tuesday that Meta knowingly harmed children’s mental health and concealed what it knew about child sexual exploitation on its social media platforms, a verdict that signals a changing tide against tech companies and the government’s willingness to crack down. The landmark decision comes after a nearly...Read More

Have you ever heard of “sharenting”? It’s a combination of the words “sharing” and “parenting.” And it’s one of the unique challenges Millennials face when raising children. Advertisement Cleveland Clinic is a non-profit academic medical center. Advertising on our site helps support our mission. We do not endorse non-Cleveland Clinic products or services. Policy Psychologist...Read More

SANTA FE, N.M. — A New Mexico jury on Tuesday found Meta culpable for failing to protect the state’s teenagers on the digital giant’s platforms and ordered the parent company of Facebook and Instagram to pay a $375 million penalty. The civil penalties were levied for violations of New Mexico’s consumer protection laws, The Albuquerque...Read More

Chroming can cause many kinds of short and long-term harm to the body, especially in children. However, according to the National Institute of Drug Abuse, even one instance of inhalant abuse can cause “sudden sniffing death syndrome.” The American Academy of Pediatrics reports that other side effects children and teens may experience after chroming include:...Read More

Track your investments for FREE with Simply Wall St, the portfolio command center trusted by over 7 million individual investors worldwide. Snap (SNAP) is back in focus after fresh legal and regulatory actions tied to child safety, including a European Commission probe and a U.S. jury finding major social platforms negligent in product design affecting...Read More

SAN ANTONIO – The Federal Trade Commission issued a 129-page study showing how media companies are failing to protect teenagers from targeted advertising and online dangers. The report examined nine social media companies and video streaming services to assess how they used users’ information. It found that the companies were engaged in extensive surveillance of...Read More

article Signage outside Meta headquarters in Menlo Park, California, US, on Thursday, Feb. 1, 2024. Meta Platforms Inc. released earnings figures on February 1. Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images SANTA FE, N.M. – A New Mexico jury ruled Tuesday that social media giant Meta harms children’s mental health and violates state consumer protection...Read More