National Parent Teacher Association breaks ties with Meta amid child-safety trials

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg leaves the Federal Courthouse in downtown Los Angeles after defending the company in a landmark social media addiction trial in Los Angeles, United States, on February 19, 2026. Jon Putman | Anadolu | Getty Images The National Parent Teacher Association is splitting with Meta as the social media giant’s high-profile child-safety … Read more

Zuckerberg walks into court, flanked by entourage in Meta Ray-Ban AI smart glasses

Meta CEO and Chairman Mark Zuckerberg arrives at Los Angeles Superior Court ahead of the social media trial tasked to determine whether social media giants deliberately designed their platforms to be addictive to children, in Los Angeles, on Feb. 18, 2026. Frederic J. Brown | AFP | Getty Images Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg walked into … Read more

Blockbuster social media trial kicks off, with more to come this year

A landmark case against social media giants Meta, Alphabet’s YouTube and TikTok is set to begin Tuesday in Los Angeles Superior Court.  It’s the first of several high-profile legal cases kicking off in 2026 that center on allegations that the companies misled the public about the safety of their apps despite knowing that certain design … Read more

Australia is trying to enforce the first teen social media ban. Governments worldwide are watching.

In this photo illustration, iPhone screens display various social media apps on the screens on February 9, 2025 in Bath, England. Anna Barclay | Getty Images News | Getty Images Australia on Wednesday became the first country to formally bar users under the age of 16 from accessing major social media platforms, a move expected … Read more

Meta halted internal research suggesting social media harm, court filing alleges

Meta halted internal research that purportedly showed that people who stopped using Facebook became less depressed and anxious, according to a legal filing that was released on Friday. The social media giant was alleged to have initiated the study, dubbed Project Mercury, in late 2019 as a way to help it “explore the impact that … Read more