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Meta, Google lose US case over social media addiction harming kids, court orders to pay over $5M

The jury found Meta liable for $4.2 million in damages and Google for $1.8 million, small amounts for two of the world's most valuable companies.

 Facebook, TikTok, Twitter, YouTube and Instagram apps are seen on a smartphone in this illustration taken, July 13, 2021
Tyler Oliveira interviews residents of Lakewood, New Jersey, in his YouTube video titled "I Exposed New Jersey's Jewish Invasion..."

As a YouTuber targets Orthodox communities, the right wrestles with its antisemitism problem

Melih Abuaf, a Turkish Jewish content creator acused of 'controling children's brains,' owns the children's channels Çuf Çuf Çocuk Şarkıları, Karpuz Adam, Pırtık, and Afacan TV, which have millions of followers on YouTube.

Turkish Jewish content creator 'controlling minds of Turkish children,' Turkish news channel claims

Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg departs the court after taking the stand at a trial in a key test case accusing Meta and Google's YouTube of harming kids' mental health through addictive platforms, in Los Angeles, California, February 18, 2026.

Meta's Zuckerberg denies at LA trial that Instagram targets kids


How Israeli fight against online terrorism led to SCOTUS Section 230 case

LEAGAL AFFAIRS: How Israel’s fight against social media’s role in radicalization led to a SCOTUS case that could change the Internet.

 BEATRIZ GONZALEZ and Jose Hernandez, mother and stepfather of Nohemi Gonzalez, who was killed in an ISIS attack, in front of the Supreme Court in Washington with Shurat Hadin head Nitsana Darshan-Leitner.

Is social media abetting terrorists by allowing them to use website?

The social media platforms are being taken to the US Supreme Court by the relative of a terror attack victim.

An estimated 60% of adolescents have experienced some form of cyberbullying over social media.

The war on YouTube: TikTok will let you watch videos in full-screen

The Chinese social media network is currently testing a feature that will let users watch videos horizontally in full-screen, just like YouTube.

TikTok app logo is seen in this illustration taken, August 22, 2022.

Google responsible for online terrorism? SCOTUS hears Section 230 case

Gonzalez v. Google centers on the contention that YouTube's algorithms engendered the radicalization and recruitment of Islamic State members and affiliates.

 Beatrice Gonzalez and Jose Hernandez, mother and step-father of Nohemi Gonzalez, argue Youtube liable for online terrorist propaganda that led to the death of Nohemi in an ISIS attack.

YouTube blocks PornHub's official channel

The video sharing platform blocked access to the channel of the world's largest porn site due to violating company policy.

YouTube logo at the YouTube Space LA in Playa Del Rey, Los Angeles, California, United States October 21, 2015.

This man drank 12 energy drink cans in 10 minutes and nearly died

A doctor warns of the dangerous consequences of having too many energy drinks after one gamer's pancreas started digesting itself.

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These are 'The Simpsons' wildest 2023 predictions - will they be right?

The Simpsons have been correct in some predictions before, so fans are now guessing which wild scenarios will be correct for 2023.

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Former prime minister Bennett attacks Channel 14 for claiming he's 'silencing' critics

Channel 14 interviewed a Youtuber who had spread rumors that Naftali Bennett and his mother are Christian.

 Prime Minister Naftali Bennett at a weekly cabinet meeting, June 12, 2022

Israel to crack down on social media companies to tackle offensive content

The plans will put responsibility on social media companies to deal with offensive and illegal content and create more transparency for users.

Is Israel winning the social media war?

Record number of Israeli female artists topped YouTube charts in 2022

This is the second year in a row that a female singer (Agam Buhbut) has taken the top spot on the list after Eden Ben Zaken did last year.

 Israeli singer Noa Kirel attends a press conference on a new campaign to raise awareness of cyberbullying among youth, at the President Residence in Jerusalem on February 16, 2020.