It's been four months since Australia banned under-16s from using social media, and ever since, a growing number of countries ...

Two landmark verdicts this week could reshape the way social media works. Aza Raskin, a co-founder of the Center for Humane Technology, explains the implications of the courts' decisions.

When it’s time for Emily, 15, to revise for her next test, she doesn’t crack open a book – she logs onto TikTok. The Manchester secondary school pupil knows what this sounds like. Just an excuse to ...

This is what seven men and five women decided yesterday during a highly-watched jury trial in the US that could shape the ...

A California jury has declared that social media giants Meta and YouTube were liable for harming a young woman by designing ...

It’s called the infinite scroll – a design feature on social media, shopping, video and many other apps that continuously loads content as you reach the bottom of the page. Handy? Yes. Clever? Also ...

Meta and Google are in court in Los Angeles, facing questions about whether features like infinite scrolling and autoplay are designed to keep users hooked. The lawsuit claims these tools are built to ...

It was as “easy as ABC”, claimed the lawyer prosecuting a landmark social media harm case against Meta and Google which heard closing arguments this week. The defendants were guilty, said Mark Lanier, ...

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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – The inventor of the infinite scroll, Aza Raskin, testified in New Mexico, expressing regret over his creation, which traps users in endless scrolling. Raskin explained that ...

SANTA FE, N.M. – The State of New Mexico’s trial against Meta is now in its second week. Monday’s testimony focused on the impact of infinite scrolling on teens. On Monday, the courtroom heard about ...

The big picture: The European Commission has formally accused TikTok of designing its product to be addictive – particularly for minors – and indicated that features such as infinite scroll may need ...