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Australia’s seven-judge High Court on Tuesday began hearing constitutional challenges to the social media ban on children below the age of 16, which was implemented in December 2025 and immediately challenged as a...

Australia was the first country to ban under-16s from social media platforms a year ago, but most observers believe the policy isn't working - now a legal challenge is arguing that it is unconstitutional

Government lawyers argued that social media use posed risks to children, and action is needed to protect them.

Australia social media teen ban a 'modest' step, says government in top court challenge Reuters

Ofcom has revealed the four ways teenagers will be able to prove they're over 16 when a social media ban comes into force next year.

Meta, Google and TikTok each filed separate federal lawsuits against California on Wednesday, seeking to block a new law that would bar social media platforms from offering "addictive features" to users under 16.

The complaints, filed Wednesday, target Assembly Bill 1709. Governor Gavin Newsom signed the measure on September 10 as part of a broader package covering social media and AI chatbot safety. It's scheduled to take...

Google, Meta and TikTok have separately challenged California's law restricting addictive feeds and autoplay for under-16s, arguing it violates free-speech protections and Section 230.

Meta, TikTok and Google filed separate lawsuits against California over a new law seeking to tighten restrictions on child social media usage, arguing the legislation violates the companies’ First Amendment rights....

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The video shows a Red Baron employee, later identified in an online fundraiser as Walt Z, stocking shelves at a Michigan grocery store.

Jury selection began on Wednesday, and opening statements are scheduled for November 4

Meta reached a settlement with the 18-year-old plaintiff in this case over claims of social media addiction, avoiding another high-stakes trial that was set to kick off next week. ABC News’ Elizabeth Schulze reports.

Meta on Friday reached a settlement with a teen plaintiff, identified in court documents as K.D.B., who claimed the company’s platforms, Instagram and Facebook, were addictive and caused her mental ‌health problems,...

Snap is now the only defendant in the case.

Snap joins Alphabet, Meta and TikTok in resolving allegations that its social media platform was designed to encourage addictive behavior.

The settlement spares Snap the second bellwether trial in California state court over claims that social apps harm young users