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• Video Game Addiction Lawsuits Seek Damages From Microsoft, Google, Sony and Other Developers

  March 26, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  Game publishers like Nintendo, Microsoft, Epic Games and Ubisoft face a growing number of video game addiction lawsuits, accusing them of purposefully addicting children to their games.

• Teens Who Use Social Media Are More Likely to Endanger Their Own Health: Study

  December 6, 2023

  Martha Garcia

  A new study finds that teens frequently using social media have an increased risk of engaging in risky health behaviors, such as drug and alcohol use.

• Omegle Settlement For Child Sex Trafficking Shuts Down Video Chat Service

  November 13, 2023

  Irvin Jackson

  The anonymous video chat service Omegle has ceased operations after reaching a child sex trafficking lawsuit settlement with the parents of an 11-year-old girl who an adult blackmailed into sending him elicit content of herself.

• Social Media Addiction Lawsuit Filed By State Attorneys General Over Facebook, Instagram Impact on Children

  October 26, 2023

  Irvin Jackson

  Meta faces a lawsuit from dozens of states who say it purposefully causes social media addiction in children while downplaying the safety risks of the websites.

• Social Media Age Restrictions Recommended by U.S. Surgeon General

  June 14, 2023

  Irvin Jackson

  The U.S. Surgeon General called for lawmakers to pass legislation which set standards for age-restrictions on social media, due to what he called "clear" signs that it is harmful to youth mental health.

• Social Media Risks To Young People’s Mental Health Highlighted in Surgeon General Warning

  May 24, 2023

  Irvin Jackson

  The U.S. Surgeon General warns that social media use may be harmful to the mental health of U.S. teens.

• Teens Habitual Checking Social Media Linked To Changes in Brain Development: Study

  January 5, 2023

  Russell Maas

  A new study finds that extensive social media use by teens may affect their brain's development and responses to social interactions.

• MDL Established for Social Media Addiction Lawsuits Against Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube and Other Platforms

  October 11, 2022

  Russell Maas

  All social media addiction lawsuits against Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and other platforms have been consolidated before one federal judge for coordinated pretrial proceedings.

• MDL Sought for Lawsuits Against Facebook, Instagram Over Addictive Qualities and Harmful Effect on Young Girls

  August 15, 2022

  Irvin Jackson

  The JPML has received a request to consolidate all Facebook lawsuits and Instagram lawsuits filed by young women who say the social media platforms purposefully encourage addictive and destructive behavior in youths.

• American Medical Association Wants Social Media Platforms To Fight Vaccine Misinformation

  March 15, 2019

  Martha Garcia

  The AMA is calling on tech companies to prevent the spread of misinformation about vaccines through social media.