The city wants the companies to cover the cost of handling a mental-health crisis the lawsuit says has resulted from social media.

The evening was winding down, but there was still one big award to give out: Humanitarian of the Year, which this year would be honoring Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, for creating The Parents Network through their nonprofit Archewell Foundation. The Parents Network supports families who have been harmed by social media.

The federal government will spend $14m on a huge advertisement blitz ahead of the December 10 start of laws prohibiting teens from accessing social media platforms.

California Governor Gavin Newsom signed legislation on Monday that will require that platforms regularly display warning labels of the addictive nature of social media. The bill, AB 56, is among several measures the governor signed to establish greater guardrails on social media and AI.

Several major social media platforms are being sued by New York City in the latest fight against tech giants over the impact their products are having on kids.

Charlie Kirk's mastery of social media was key to his becoming a force in conservative politics. The extent to which Kirk's killing and its aftermath have played out on those forums shouldn't come as a surprise.

Younger adults on social media are much more likely than older users to say social media is important for finding like-minded people and getting involved.

SYDNEY (Reuters) -Alphabet-owned Google on Monday said it would be "extremely difficult" for Australia to enforce a law prohibiting people younger than 16 from using social media, warning that the government's initiative would not make children safer online.

Australia's eSafety commissioner says her team has "taken Roblox to task" over its risk of exposing children to harm but warned the online gaming platform may not be included in the upcoming social media ban.

Charlie Kirk's widow, Erika Kirk, reflected on the grieving process in a social media post, describing the non-linear nature of loss after his Sept. 10 assassination at Utah Valley University.

There is widespread agreement in the Michigan Democratic Party, who say yes, they need to do something different in this next election cycle after taking on significant losses in the 2024 November Election.