Why Meta Platforms Fell in March

Shares of Facebook and Instagram owner Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) fell 11.7% in March, according to data from S&P Global ...

Flipboard's 'social websites' are a new spin on decentralized social media

Flipboard has been one of the biggest boosters of decentralized social media. Now, the company, which is known for its social news reading app, is rolling out its latest experiment, "social websites." ...

Research points to how companies could make social media less addictive for teens

Juries in two big cases have affirmed what research is finding: The design of social media platforms is particularly ...

Neuroscience explains why teens are so vulnerable to Big Tech social media platforms

Big Tech is facing a ‘Big Tobacco’ moment. To regulate social media effectively, we need to understand the teenage brain.

‘Now we have the proof’: Safety advocates hope a landmark jury ruling could lead to social media changes

Online safety advocates hope landmark trial verdicts this week can bring change to social media platforms they have warned about for years, after juries found Meta (and YouTube in one case) ...

Contributor: Social media platforms aren't the new cigarettes. They're worse

Jurors found negligence by the owners of YouTube and Instagram. The platforms are engineered so that willpower alone is ...
AOL

20 Forgotten Social Media Platforms That Once Ruled the Internet

Before Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok became the giants of our digital lives, there was a vast ecosystem of social media platforms that once defined how people connected online. From odd niche ...

Jury finds Meta and Google negligent in social media harms trial

The jury ordered the companies to pay $6 million in damages over defective design. The landmark verdict may influence the ...
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What could come next for other social media firms as a jury finds Meta platforms harm children

The verdict illustrates a growing shift in the public's perception of social media companies and their impact on young people ...
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New York to require social media platforms to display mental health warnings

Dec 26 (Reuters) - Social media platforms with infinite scrolling, auto-play and algorithmic feeds will be required to display warning labels about their potential harm to young users’ mental health ...

Australia: Some social media platforms not compliant with under-16 ban

Australia said that social media companies aren't doing enough to prevent young teens from having accounts and that it will ...