Tech 24 - The law is coming for social media, with the science still uncertain
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“The law is coming for social media, with the science still uncertain”
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No evidence found in live sources or cross-references to support the claim about scientific uncertainty regarding social media's impact.
“a California jury found Meta and Google liable for addicting a child to their platforms”
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Wikipedia mentions a case (K.G.M. v. Meta et al.) where a plaintiff sued Meta and Google for platform addiction, but no specific jury ruling or liability confirmation is provided in the cited sources.
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— Meta Superintelligence Labs (MSL) is an American artificial intelligence division of Meta Platforms, headquartered in Menlo Park, California. The division focuses on research and development in the fi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meta_Superintelligence_Labs
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meta_Superintelligence_Labs
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— K.G.M. v. Meta et al. was a bellwether legal case in which the plaintiff, known by the initials of their name, sued social media companies, such as Meta, which owns Instagram, and Google, which owns Y…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K.G.M._v._Meta_et_al.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K.G.M._v._Meta_et_al.
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— Meta Platforms, Inc. (doing business as Meta) is an American multinational technology company headquartered in Menlo Park, California. Meta owns and operates several prominent social media platforms a…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meta_Platforms
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meta_Platforms
“the French Senate will vote to ban under-15s from social media, with other countries making similar plans”
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Wikipedia entries about French Senate elections and structure do not mention bans on under-15s or similar measures by other countries.
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— The 2026 French Senate election is scheduled for September 2026. 178 members of the French Senate will be elected in indirect elections.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_French_Senate_election
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— The Senate (French: Sénat, [sena] ) is the upper house of the French Parliament, with the lower house being the National Assembly, the two houses constituting the legislature of France. It is made up …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senate_(France)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senate_(France)
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— The Senate Republicans (formally The Republicans group; French: Groupe Les Républicains, also Les Républicains du Sénat), formerly the Union for a Popular Movement group (Groupe Union pour un mouvemen…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senate_Republicans_(France)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senate_Republicans_(France)
“Meta and Google's historic defeat in court”
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