The Bergen Social Media Addiction Scale, often called the BSMAS, is a six-question questionnaire developed by researchers at the University of Bergen in Norway and published in 2012. It asks how often ...

You can also read our past social media lawsuit updates to catch up on earlier developments in these cases. Snapchat Settles Social Media Addiction Lawsuit Days Before Trial November 2, 2026 – Snap, ...

Frances Haugen, a former Facebook employee, caused a major public outcry when she revealed thousands of internal Facebook documents confirming that Facebook was aware of the negative impact social ...

Social media use remains widespread among U.S. teens, with recent research showing that many use these platforms frequently or almost constantly. Many teens also say they spend more time on social ...

This past week, Norma Nazario appeared in New York State Supreme Court to pursue a subway surfing lawsuit against social media companies and transit agencies following the death of her son, Zackery, ...

A California jury has delivered a significant verdict against Meta and YouTube, awarding a total of $6 million in damages to a plaintiff who alleged that prolonged exposure to social media platforms ...

A New Mexico court just delivered one of the biggest blows yet to Meta, the company behind Facebook and Instagram. The court ordered Meta to pay $567 million to help young people who were hurt by its ...

The Protecting Kids on Social Media Act is a bipartisan bill introduced on April 26, 2023, by U.S. senators Brian Schatz, Tom Cotton, Chris Murphy, and Katie Britt. The bill would set the minimum age ...

Matthew Bergman, lead counsel for the Social Media Victims Law Center, addresses reporters alongside grieving parents whose children suffered severe harm from social media addiction during a landmark ...

Our firm has just filed a lawsuit against Meta, alleging that the tech company has ignored sextortion schemes that target teens on Instagram. This lawsuit represents two teens, 16‑year‑old M.D. from ...

AI chatbot companions are becoming a part of everyday life for many children and teens, often without parents realizing how deeply these tools are shaping their emotional world. Unlike traditional AI ...

Hundreds of families and school districts in California have filed social media lawsuits against Meta, TikTok, Snap, and Google on behalf of children who were harmed after extensively using the ...