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• TikTok Settlement Over Child Privacy Violations Results in $400M Payment

  August 28, 2026

  Irvin Jackson

  Owners of TikTok will pay $400 million to resolve Justice Department claims it violated child online privacy laws for years.

• Meta Reaches $17 Billion Instagram and Facebook Addiction Lawsuit Settlement With 29 States

  August 26, 2026

  Irvin Jackson

  Facebook and Instagram's owner will pay up to $17 billion to resolve states' social media addiction lawsuits and place new restrictions on minors' use of its platforms.

• Social Media Suicide Lawsuit Claims Addictive Instagram, Snapchat Features Are Fueling Teen Mental Health Crisis

  August 5, 2026

  Irvin Jackson

  A joint social media addiction lawsuit alleges that tech companies engineered their platforms to foster addiction in children, using warning signs to worsen their mental health instead of helping them.

• Symptoms of Depression Reinforced by Social Media Algorithms, Study Warns

  July 20, 2026

  Michael Adams

  Study suggests social media likes may have a stronger reinforcing effect on individuals suffering from depression, encouraging them to repeatedly return to platforms and post additional content.

• States Seek $1.4 Trillion in Social Media Addiction Damages From Facebook, Instagram

  July 10, 2026

  Irvin Jackson

  Meta is requesting a judge toss calculations by four states alleging the Facebook and Instagram owner owes $1.4 trillion in damages done to children and teens.

• Judge Clears Way for Next Social Media Addiction Lawsuit Bellwether Trial

  July 6, 2026

  Irvin Jackson

  A federal judge has cleared the way for state-filed social media addiction lawsuits to proceed, rejecting a bid by Meta to have them dismissed.

• Social Media Ban for Children Under 16 May Go Into Effect Next Year in U.K.

  June 29, 2026

  Michael Adams

  The United Kingdom plans to ban children under 16 from accessing major social media platforms as early as next year, amid growing concerns that addictive features are contributing to mental health problems and other online safety risks.

• Meta Lobbies Lawmakers for Social Media Addiction Lawsuit Immunity

  June 24, 2026

  Irvin Jackson

  The owner of Facebook and Instagram, Meta, is pushing for lawmakers to add language to a children's online safety bill that would make social media companies immune from civil lawsuits for causing children harm or violating their privacy.

• Psychiatric Times Suggests Classifying Social Media as an ‘Engineered Addiction’

  June 12, 2026

  Irvin Jackson

  A new report calls for the creation of an official diagnosis for social media addiction, suggesting that a new category be created called "engineered addiction" to reflect the design of platforms like Facebook, Instagram and TikTok.

• Social Media Addiction Settlement Reached To Resolve Lawsuit Set for June 2026 Trial

  May 26, 2026

  Irvin Jackson

  Meta has reached a settlement agreement with a Kentucky school district over a social media addiction lawsuit filed by the board of education, resolving what would have been the first federal bellwether trial.