Find uplifting stories about heroes, innovations, and solutions
26 results for "tech accountability"
The man who exposed big tobacco's targeting of children in the 1990s believes recent court victories against Meta and YouTube mark a turning point. Jeffrey Wigand sees social media companies facing the same reckoning tobacco giants did decades ago.
A New Mexico jury found Meta knowingly harmed children's mental health and made misleading safety claims, setting a legal precedent that could change how tech platforms protect young users. The verdict challenges 30 years of tech industry legal immunity.
A Los Angeles jury ruled that Instagram and YouTube were intentionally designed to be addictive for young users, awarding $6 million in damages. The landmark verdict could reshape how social media companies operate and open the door for thousands of similar lawsuits nationwide.
In a groundbreaking verdict, a US court ruled Meta and Google intentionally built addictive platforms that damaged a young woman's mental health, awarding her $6 million. The decision opens the door for thousands of similar lawsuits against tech companies. ##
Two landmark jury decisions found Meta and YouTube responsible for harming children's mental health, marking a major shift in Big Tech accountability. For the first time, courts validated what parents and advocates have been saying for years about social media dangers.
For the first time ever, a jury found social media giants responsible for harming a young person's mental health. The landmark verdict could spark sweeping changes across Big Tech, similar to what tobacco companies faced decades ago.
Brazil just outlawed the addictive design features that keep children glued to screens, becoming the first country to regulate platform architecture instead of just content. The new law targets infinite scroll and autoplay as harmful to children's wellbeing.
A California jury awarded $3 million to a young woman who proved social media platforms deliberately designed features that harmed her as a child. The landmark verdict could reshape how thousands of similar lawsuits against tech giants move forward.
A Los Angeles jury ruled that Meta and Google must pay $3 million to a young woman whose mental health suffered from addictive app design, marking the first win in a lawsuit holding tech companies accountable for harm to children. The landmark decision could open doors for future cases against social media platforms.
A Los Angeles jury ruled that Meta and YouTube must pay $3 million to a young woman who proved their apps were designed to addict children. The groundbreaking verdict could open the door for thousands of similar cases waiting to be heard.
A jury just ruled that Meta must pay $375 million for exposing children to sexual exploitation and misleading families about safety. It's the first time any U.S. state has defeated a tech giant at trial.
A New Mexico jury ordered Meta to pay $375 million for exposing children to sexual exploitation and misleading the public. This marks the first time a U.S. state has defeated a major tech company at trial over child safety.
A jury just ordered Meta to pay $375 million for failing to protect children from harm on its platforms, marking the first time a state has won such a case. The landmark verdict could reshape how tech companies handle child safety across America.
Writing tool Grammarly is shutting down a controversial feature that used real writers' names without permission to give AI feedback. The company apologized after journalists and authors objected to being digitally impersonated.
Writing assistant Grammarly has disabled its AI feature that mimicked real writers without permission, apologizing after experts objected to having their voices replicated. The company now promises to give creators full control over whether and how they participate in future AI features.
Discord just proved that user voices matter in tech. After a massive privacy backlash, the gaming platform hit pause on its face-scanning age verification plan and pushed the rollout back 18 months.
Discord hit pause on a controversial age verification plan after users raised privacy concerns, proving that speaking up can shape how tech platforms protect us. The company extended its timeline by over a year to build better, more private options.
A groundbreaking lawsuit against Meta and YouTube could transform how social media protects young users, echoing the tobacco trials that changed an entire industry. The trial's outcome may reshape safety standards across all platforms.
Discord just ended its test of a controversial age verification partner after users raised privacy concerns. The messaging platform is now focusing on privacy-first options that keep your data on your device.
Tech companies will have just 48 hours to remove intimate images shared without consent under a new UK law. Victims will only need to report the abuse once, instead of chasing down multiple platforms.
Showing 20 of 26