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Meta’s $18 Billion Settlement Foreshadows AI Harm Lawsuits

Meta, the U.S. big tech company, settled lawsuits in August alleging that social networking services such as Facebook…
#EuropeSays #Korea #KR #Seoul #AIharmlawsuits #AIRegulation #AITrainingData #KoreanAIsuppliers #LondonSchoolofEconomics #Metasettlement #socialmediaaddiction
https://www.europesays.com/korea/198857/

Eleventh Circuit Says Cliffhangers Are ‘Features,’ Not Speech, As It Greenlights Florida’s Social Media Age Gate

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.techdirt.com/2026/10/15/eleventh-circuit-says-cliffhangers-are-features-not-speech-as-it-greenlights-floridas-social-media-age-gate/

https://www.europesays.com/people/263527/ Hollywood Takes Aim at Silicon Valley in New Wave of Tech-Focused Films #Artificial #ArtificialIntelligence #ChloeMelas #ElizabethHolmes #ElonMusk #Facebook #FrancesHaugen #hollywood #MarkZuckerberg #NBCNews #OpenAI #SamAltman #SiliconValley #SocialMediaAddiction #TheSocialReckoning #Theranos

Alabama’s TikTok Settlement Comes With An Affiliate Program For Getting Other AGs To Go After TikTok

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.techdirt.com/2026/10/09/alabamas-tiktok-settlement-comes-with-an-affiliate-program-for-getting-other-ags-to-go-after-tiktok/

‘Out of nowhere came Muse’: Wall Street weighs in on Meta’s AI catch-up moment

Meta Platforms (META) just had a mic-drop moment. The release of its AI agent Muse is giving investors…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Artificialintelligence #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #DanielNewman #MetaPlatforms #socialmediaaddiction #Technology
https://www.newsbeep.com/us/862677/

‘Out of nowhere came Muse’: Wall Street weighs in on Meta’s AI catch-up moment

Meta Platforms (META) just had a mic-drop moment. The release of its AI agent Muse is giving investors…
#NewsBeep #News #Artificialintelligence #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #CA #Canada #danielnewman #MetaPlatforms #socialmediaaddiction #Technology
https://www.newsbeep.com/ca/911749/

https://www.europesays.com/uk/1207499/ The European Union Sets Limits on Teen Social Media Use. Video Games and AI Chatbots Might Be Next #EU #Europe #European #EuropeanUnion #SocialMediaAddiction #SocialMediaBans

The European Union Sets Limits on Teen Social Media Use. Video Games and AI Chatbots Might Be Next

The European Union has been preparing for a teen social media ban for months, and the first details…
#Europe #EU #EuropeanCommission #EuropeanUnion #socialmediaaddiction #socialmediabans
https://www.europesays.com/europe/139916/

@rmblaber1956 If someone asked me what my "miracle day" looked like, I would say "Spending time in nature with no ticks." If you asked me when I was 8, I would have said the same thing (but without the ticks. Mosquitoes were my nemesis back then. Now I'd gladly deal with mosquitoes over ticks).

#SocialMediaAddiction #SpendTimeInNature #SpendTimeOutdoors

https://www.europesays.com/people/224473/ Newsom signs major artificial intelligence bills | Science & Technology #AdamRaine #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #ChatGPT #GavinNewsom #JoshLowenthal #MentalHealth #Meta #OpenAI #RebeccaBauerKahan #SocialMedia #SocialMediaAddiction #StevePadilla #Teenagers #YouthMentalHealth

A Lasting Legacy: How His Grandchildren Will Remember Mark Zuckerberg?

https://law-in-action.com/2026/09/08/a-lasting-legacy-how-his-grandchildren-will-remember-mark-zuckerberg/

Tech stocks today: Meta agrees to settle social media case for $16.68 billion; Nvidia tops Q2 expectations

Meta (META) agreed to settle a social media addiction case with a group of state attorneys general on…
#NewsBeep #News #Topstories #Facebook #Headlines #meta #socialmediaaddiction #TopStories
https://www.newsbeep.com/707602/

https://www.europesays.com/people/203898/ Meta Apparently Seeks to Spread Settlement Pain to Its Competitors—With Snapchat Conspicuously Absent #Facebook #Instagram #MarkZuckerberg #Meta #Snapchat #SocialMediaAddiction

https://www.europesays.com/people/203705/ Meta Talking With States to Settle Landmark Lawsuit That Claims Facebook and Instagram Were Designed to Be Addictive to Kids: Report #Benzinga #FederalTrial #Inc #MetaPlatforms #SocialMediaAddiction #WarrenBuffett

https://www.europesays.com/ie/658229/ Big Tech is being sued from all angles in the US. Why not in Ireland? #Addiction #BigTech #Business #California #CivilLawsuits #CoimisiunNaMean #Damages #DataProtectionCommission #Éire #Facebook #harm #IE #Instagram #Ireland #LosAngeles #Meta #NewMexico #PaulTweed #SocialMedia #SocialMediaAddiction #UnitedStates

https://www.europesays.com/news/70830/ Tech stocks today: Meta agrees to settle social media case for $16.68 billion #Facebook #Headlines #Meta #News #SocialMediaAddiction #TopStories

Azerbaijan bans under-16s from social media in growing global trend https://www.byteseu.com/2309399/ #Azerbaijan #DigitalIndustry #Euronews #NarminaIsmayilzada #RepublicOfAzerbaijan #SocialExperience #SocialIsolation #SocialMedia #SocialMediaAddiction #SocialNetworks

Tech stocks today: All eyes on Nvidia as Meta trial resumes

It’s nearly here. The moment Wall Street waits for every quarter since the AI trade kicked off: Nvidia’s…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Artificialintelligence #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #NVIDIA #socialmediaaddiction #Technology
https://www.newsbeep.com/us/824374/

Tech stocks today: All eyes on Nvidia as Meta trial resumes

It’s nearly here. The moment Wall Street waits for every quarter since the AI trade kicked off: Nvidia’s…
#NewsBeep #News #Artificialintelligence #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #CA #Canada #Nvidia #socialmediaaddiction #Technology
https://www.newsbeep.com/ca/869856/

https://www.europesays.com/people/198710/ Meta trial is Word of the Week. Why 29 US states suing the Mark Zuckerberg-led company matters #ArturoBéjar #ChildrenSafety #Facebook #Instagram #MarkZuckerberg #Meta #MetaInCourt #MetaSafety #MetaTrial #SocialMediaAddiction #SocialMediaAddictionTrial #WordOfTheWeek

https://www.europesays.com/ch-fr/261387/ Les ravages de la pédophilie sur les réseaux sociaux : une hausse de 109 % en trois ans, les « chasseurs de pédophiles » se multiplient #Addiction #App #application #BeReal #Business #Communication #device #digital #Économie #Economy #Editorial #Facebook #hand #Instagram #Internet #iOS #iPhone #media #mobile #network #online #phone #pinterest #RightHand #screen #smartphone #snapchat #SocialMedia #SocialMediaAddiction #Suisse #Technology #TikTok #Twitter

The U.S. Ninth Circuit Appeals Court in San Francisco ruled that thousands of lawsuits targeting Meta Platforms, TikTok and other social media outlets over claims that social media is harmful and addictive can proceed.

If legal precedent is established and social media addiction is determined to be real, Meta and others could face an existential business threat. https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/meta-faces-a-raft-of-social-media-addiction-lawsuits/827518/ #SocialMedia #Meta #TikTok #Lawsuits #LegalPrecedent #SocialMediaAddiction #9thCircuitCourt #LegalAppeal #FederalCourt

FACEBOOK IS TOXIC. META IS AWFUL.
WHY CONTINUE FEEDING IT? 💎

Nearly everyone complains about Facebook and Meta.

The algorithms are toxic.

The advertising is invasive.

The outrage is manufactured.

CHILDREN ARE BEING HARMED.

Privacy is disappearing.

And then millions of people open Facebook or Instagram.

Again.

And again.

I genuinely do not understand it.

If you believe these companies are damaging children, manipulating attention, and making billions from human vulnerability, why are you still giving them your presence?

Especially the parents.

If Facebook and Instagram are unhealthy for your children, what exactly are you modeling by remaining there yourself?

“We know this place is harmful, darling, but Mummy and Daddy have photographs to look at.”

I left Meta years ago.

I didn’t die.

My friends did not evaporate.

Civilization continued.

There is email.

There are phones.

THERE IS THE OPEN WEB.

There is even the terrifying possibility of seeing another human being, god forbid, in person.

Meta survives because people who complain about it continue supplying exactly what it needs:

Their attention.

Their relationships.

Their outrage.

THEIR CHILDREN.

You do not have to wait for Zuckerberg to become a better person.

You can simply leave today.

The door swings both ways.

@DigitalCoup
@economics_that_works

#Facebook #Meta #Instagram #SocialMedia #Algorithms #BigTech #DigitalWellbeing #OnlineSafety #ChildSafety #Privacy #AttentionEconomy #TechEthics #SocialMediaAddiction #Zuckerberg #DeleteFacebook

https://www.europesays.com/people/180957/ Meta fined $567 million over harm to children’s mental health on its platforms #Children'sMentalHealth #Facebook #FacebookChildSafety #FacebookLawsuit #Instagram #InstagramChildSafety #InstagramLawsuit #JudgeBryanBiedscheid #MarkZuckerberg #Meta #Meta$567Million #MetaChildPrivacyLawsuit #MetaChildSafety #MetaChildren'sMentalHealth #MetaFined #MetaLawsuit #MetaOrderedToPay$567Million #MetaPublicNuisance #NewMexicoCourt #SocialMediaAddiction

https://www.europesays.com/ie/600400/ How infinite scrolling hijacks the brain’s reward system like slot machines do #BeBright #BrainHealth #CygnetHospitalHarrow #DigitalAddiction #doomscrolling #Dopamine #Éire #ForensicPsychologist #IE #InfiniteScrolling #Instagram #Ireland #MatteoParissi #NeurophysiologicalPsychologist #Phones #PrefrontalCortex #SarahWarley #SocialMedia #SocialMediaAddiction #Technology #Teens #UK

Modern Friendship: Two Coffees, Zero Conversation

You know, I met up with my buddy, Jeff, the other day. We used to be so close, always hanging out, shooting the shit, but now? We might as well be living on different planets! I mean, we arranged this whole thing, he came all the way across town, fought for a parking spot, waited in line for these overpriced coffees… and why? So he could sit there and scroll through TikTok for two hours straight!

I’m not even exaggerating! I get there, I say “Hey, what’s up?” He goes, “Yeah bro, crazy.” Then he starts showing me these videos, “Bro, look at this!” “Dude, check this out!” Every single one starts blasting at full volume, of course.  You’ve got a baby laughing, then suddenly it’s some guy screaming about stocks! I’m sitting there thinking, “What the hell is going on?”

He’s got these headphones too, they’re just sitting there on the table. Decorative headphones, that’s what they are! But nooo, we can’t have those. We gotta share his little algorithm with the entire café! The waiter, the couple next to us, probably people across the street – they’re all part of Jeff’s For You page now!

Imagine you’re just trying to enjoy your chai latte, reading a book or something. Then all of a sudden, you’re subjected to some teenager’s fitness routine, complete with screaming motivational music! And you, trying to have a private conversation with your girlfriend? Tough luck, because now you’re also a financial advisor!

And Jeff just keeps scrolling, scrolling, scrolling! I’m like, “Hey man, what’s new with you?” He barely hears me, just goes “Yeah, bro, crazy,” then hits me with another Reel. One minute it’s a dog barking, the next it’s some dude speaking in robot voices! I have no idea what’s happening anymore!

So here I am, shouting over his phone just to be heard. It’s like trying to talk to a toddler in a candy store! Finally, I tell him to turn it down. He does… But you know what’s really crazy? He’s actually enjoying this! He gets excited when the volume kicks up again. Like he’s living for the chaos!

And we’re not even the only ones! Everyone’s doing this now. Sitting in cafes, not talking to each other. Just staring at their phones, pretending they’re “charging” or whatever. “Oh yeah, we’re still friends. Look, we’re in the same room! See how we’re not looking at each other?” What a crock of shit!

I mean, these apps are clever. TikTok, Instagram Reels… they know how to keep us hooked. You think you’re just scrolling for fun, but really they’re playing mind games! Before you know it, you’re watching some 19 year old beside a rented sports car tell you how to manage your money. “Work on your side hustle, bro! Be your own boss!” What the fuck do you know about that?

And don’t get me started on all the crap we save for later! Recipes we’ll never make, workouts we’ll never do, dream holidays we’ll never afford. It’s like a graveyard of good intentions up in there! Meanwhile, we’re supposed to be friends. You know what we actually talked about? “Yeah, bro, crazy.”

But you know what the real kicker is? He messages me afterwards. “Good seeing you bro. We should do this more often.” Then he sends another video. I open it… and it starts blasting again. Full volume.  In a completely silent room. That’s modern friendship for you…. “Yeah, bro. Crazy”

https://www.europesays.com/people/152315/ The EU Just Took a Major Step Towards a ‘Social Media Plus’ Ban for Minors #EU #EuropeanCommission #EuropeanUnion #SocialMedia #SocialMediaAddiction #SocialMediaBan #SocialMediaBans #UrsulaVonDerLeyen

The EU Just Took a Major Step Towards a ‘Social Media Plus’ Ban for Minors https://www.byteseu.com/2192957/ #eu #Europe #EuropeanCommission #EuropeanUnion #SocialMedia #SocialMediaAddiction #SocialMediaBan #SocialMediaBans

https://www.europesays.com/uk/1087391/ The EU Just Took a Major Step Towards a ‘Social Media Plus’ Ban for Minors #EU #Europe #European #EuropeanCommission #EuropeanUnion #SocialMedia #SocialMediaAddiction #SocialMediaBan #SocialMediaBans

The EU Just Took A Major Step Towards A “Social Media Plus” Ban For Minors

The European Union is months away from a final bill for a social media ban that is looking…
#Europe #EU #EuropeanCommission #EuropeanUnion #SocialMedia #socialmediaaddiction #socialmediaban #socialmediabans
https://www.europesays.com/europe/93413/

Ah, yes, the secret to reading more books: simply read every waking moment you're not busy doing something else. 🤯 Who would've thought that not watching TikTok or scrolling Instagram would free up time for *gasp* reading?! 📚 Thanks for the groundbreaking revelation, Captain Obvious. 🙄
https://scotto.me/blog/2026-07-12-how-to-read-more-books/ #readingtips #timemanagement #digitaldetox #bookworm #lifehacks #socialmediaaddiction #HackerNews #ngated

EU tells Meta to change ‘addictive’ design features on Facebook, Instagram

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://globalnews.ca/news/11960909/eu-meta-facebook-instagram-addictive-features/

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Also, recent horror movie successes bringing stories from YouTube to cinemas bypassed the traditional Hollywood production pipeline.

And there are updates on the Paramount–Warner Bros. merger, the removal of Trump’s name from the Kennedy Centre and the Californian social media addiction case.

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#WTFnow #HorrorMovies #Backrooms #Obsession #Paramount #WarnerBros #KennedyCentre #SocialMedia #SocialMediaAddiction

Synthetic Souls and Silicon Hearts

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Your Brain Is Being Farmed. And You Keep Showing Up for the Harvest.
https://wp.me/p84YjG-aRq
#dopamine #socialmediaaddiction #attentioneconomy #digitaldetox #mentalhealth #modernmen #scrolling #brainhack #selfawareness #personalgrowth #techaddiction #addiction

https://zsoltzsemba.com/dopamine-and-social-media-addiction/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social

The brain knows the difference between a like and a hug. A neuroscientist-founder on why the Meta verdict changes law — but not biology. https://hackernoon.com/dopamine-isnt-connection-why-online-interaction-feels-empty #socialmediaaddiction

Arkansas Tried To Pass An Unconstitutional Social Media Law. Again. It Lost. Again.

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.techdirt.com/2026/04/22/arkansas-tried-to-pass-an-unconstitutional-social-media-law-again-it-lost-again/

Mobile phones to be banned in schools in England

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/apr/20/mobile-phones-statutory-ban-schools-england-bill-amendment?CMP=share_btn_url

#education #schools #SocialMediaAddiction

#Meta removed #advertisements from #attorneys seeking clients for #socialmediaaddiction litigation. This follows a California case finding Meta and YouTube negligent regarding social media addiction. https://www.axios.com/2026/04/09/meta-social-media-addiction-ads?eicker.news #tech #media #news

There is movement… shifting winds… “While Meta is fighting against these ads, it is simultaneously bracing for impact. The tech giant already conceded in its last earnings report in January that it is gearing up for material loss this year due to “scrutiny on youth-related issues.”

https://gizmodo.com/meta-is-pulling-down-ads-that-seek-to-recruit-clients-for-social-media-addiction-litigation-2000744572

#socialMediaAddiction #USPol #MetaFightingAds #youthRelatedIssues #scrutiny

The Big Tobacco moment that finally caught up with Meta and YouTube: A jury on March 25 found Meta and YouTube negligent in a landmark social media addiction trial, awarding $6 million and echoing century-old tobacco litigation. https://ppc.land/the-big-tobacco-moment-that-finally-caught-up-with-meta-and-youtube/ #BigTobacco #Meta #YouTube #SocialMedia #SocialMediaAddiction

As the addictiveness of social media and the extent to which their makers make them that way has been under fire in two significant US court cases and further regulatory activity here in Australia.

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#SocialMedia #SocialMediaAddiction

RE: https://mastodon.social/@thejapantimes/116322914838461747

Crash & burn for all we care - #EvilMeta 😡
#BreakupBigTech #BreakupMeta 👇
#socialmediaaddiction

it's more about surveillance than actually protecting children

Everyone Cheering The Social Media Addiction Verdicts Against Meta Should Understand What They’re Actually Cheering For

https://www.techdirt.com/2026/03/26/everyone-cheering-the-social-media-addiction-verdicts-against-meta-should-understand-what-theyre-actually-cheering-for/

#SocilaMedia #Meta #MarkZuckerberg #FreeSpeech #SocialMediaAddiction #TechNews #Privacy #Censorship #BigTech #Section230 #KOSA

Everyone Cheering The Social Media Addiction Verdicts Against Meta Should Understand What They’re Actually Cheering For

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.techdirt.com/2026/03/26/everyone-cheering-the-social-media-addiction-verdicts-against-meta-should-understand-what-theyre-actually-cheering-for/

Everyone Cheering The Social Media Addiction Verdicts Against Meta Should Understand What They’re Actually Cheering For

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.techdirt.com/2026/03/26/everyone-cheering-the-social-media-addiction-verdicts-against-meta-should-understand-what-theyre-actually-cheering-for/

Last night I was invited to go on the @BBCNews channel with presenter Christian Fraser to react to the breaking news that #Meta & #Google had been found liable in a social media addiction trial in Los Angeles, brought by a young woman who claims she became addicted to social media as a child.

I had less than 15 minutes to get ready and I had to listen to the press conference and react to it immediately - so please excuse the messy hair 😅

Here are the main points of what I said:

📌This is a civil case. We need robust legislation, otherwise there is no precise US federal or state law that the tech giants have broken and they can keep appealing. You need to have a law in order to determine someone broke that law.

📌Right now, although we know there *is* definitely harm, the studies are inconclusive & only self-reporting. We need more studies and proven psychological analysis of harm to our young people.

📌We need our governments to stop being lenient with the tech giants and make it clear what specifically we expect from them, what tools and features we want to see, and we need to base that off specific, stated, measured harms.

#socialmedia #YouTube #Facebook #Instagram #techpolicy #technews #technology #socialmediaaddiction #socialmediaban

Landmark L.A. jury verdict finds Instagram, YouTube were designed to addict kids

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-03-25/social-media-lawsuit-trial-meta-google-verdict

#HackerNews #LandmarkVerdict #SocialMediaAddiction #KidsOnline #SafetyTech

While this is likely long overdue, I have to wonder what nefarious people are going to use it for that won't be for the benefit of users. The mandatory identification of users on the Internet comes to mind.

#socialmediaaddiction #lawsuit #meta #google

Meta and YouTube found liable in social media addiction trial
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c747x7gz249o?referrer=https%3A%2F%2Freddit.com

RE: https://rssfeed.media/@abcfeeds/116291825495347262

Zuck looks like a rabbit in the headlights in the pic. And how’s the arrogance in this statement: “Meta said it respectfully disagreed with the verdict and was evaluating its legal options.”

Good that the article also mentions:

“In a separate case this week, a jury in New Mexico found Meta violated state law by misleading users about the safety of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp and of enabling child sexual exploitation on those platforms.

AP/Reuters”

#antiSocialMedia #socialMediaAddiction #USPol #Zuck #meta #addiction #mentalHealth #publicHealth #reconnectingconsequencesToCauses