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As social media and smartphone use continue to grow, concerns about their impact on mental health, particularly among K-12 students, are drawing increased national and global attention. From lawsuits ...

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The world's biggest social media companies face several landmark trials this year that seek to hold them responsible for harms to children who use their platforms. Opening statements in one such trial ...

State attorneys general spent months in negotiations. Then, as its legal losses mounted, the social media giant’s new top lawyer brought a huge settlement to the table.

The government is not actively working on any proposal to limited access to social media for minors under the age of 18.

Closing arguments began Thursday in a landmark trial that put online behavior under a microscope. In many ways, it has already been decided. Credit...Hokyoung Kim Supported by By David Streitfeld ...

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