Judge considers ordering Meta to revamp its apps - POLITICO

Judge Bryan Biedscheid indicated during a remedies hearing Friday that he will likely issue a first-of-its-kind ruling holding that harms caused by Meta’s products amount to a “public nuisance” and warrant an order to mitigate those problems...

 https://www.politico.com/news/2026/05/22/meta-judge-trial-public-nuisance-facebook-00934485

 

Meta settles major social media addiction lawsuit with school district

The lawsuit ​sought more than $60m to cover the costs of mental health needs for students in the district and to pay for a 15-year program to improve the issue. Lawyers ⁠also ​sought a court order requiring the ​social media companies to change the way their platforms worked to have fewer addictive features. .

Meta’s legal woes are far from over. Attorneys for the school districts said in a statement on Thursday that “our focus remains on pursuing justice for the remaining 1,200 school districts who have filed cases”…

 https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/may/21/meta-social-media-addiction-kentucky-schools