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TechnologyT2 · Outlet report

The Morning After: Meta tests Instagram Plus subscription service - Engadget

Watch folks’ stories without them knowing. For a fee! Screenshots promoting "Instagram Plus" have been spotted by users in the Philippines and Mexico in recent days. According to…

8 updates1 source1 mention here
Apr 10, 2026
Latest: WhatsApp Plus subscription testing at EUR 2.49/month joins Instagram Plus in Meta's cross-app premium push · The Next Web
TechnologyT2 · Outlet report

‘Accountability has arrived’: dual US court losses show shifting tide against Meta and co

With two unprecedented trial defeats, big tech firms face crisis akin to that faced by cigarette makers in the 1990s In the span of just two days, the most powerful social media…

4 updates1 source1 mention here
Apr 2, 2026
Latest: ‘I always considered social media evil’: big tobacco whistleblower on tech’s addictive products · The Guardian
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GoldenEye, she found my weakness.

I never knew I needed a full live concert of the original soundtrack from 1997’s GoldenEye 64, but now I can’t live without it. I wish I had seen Cor64 perform this live at LA’s…

3 updates1 source1 mention here
Mar 27, 2026
Latest: Meta and YouTube found liable in social media addiction trial · BBC
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Married at First Sight star Mel Schilling dies aged 54

Tributes paid to Australian dating expert who contributed to Mafs’ ‘phenomenal’ TV success story The Married at First Sight relationship coach Mel Schilling has died aged 54, only…

8 updates1 source1 mention here
Mar 26, 2026
Latest: Majority of Australian kids are still on banned social media platforms, study finds - Engadget · Engadget
TechnologyT2 · Outlet report

The new AI mantra.

Mark Zuckerberg famously built Facebook, and the rest of Meta, on a “move fast and break things” philosophy, but one commenter has suggested that Grammarly’s new sloppelgangers…

14 updates1 source1 mention here
Mar 25, 2026
Latest: Meta Is Now Testing Premium Instagram Subscriptions - CNET · CNET
TechnologyT2 · Outlet report

Seven tech giants signed Trump’s pledge to keep electricity costs from spiking around data centers 

Seven major tech companies, including Google, Meta, Microsoft, Oracle, OpenAI, Amazon, and xAI, signed a "rate payer protection pledge" with President Donald Trump on March 4,…

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Mar 25, 2026
Latest: Big Tech critics hail ‘Big Tobacco moment’ in landmark social media verdict | CNN Business · CNN
TechnologyT2 · Outlet report

Google brings Gemini in Chrome to India | TechCrunch

Last day to exhibit your breakthrough to 10,000+ tech leaders at Disrupt is on Oct 2. Book Exhibit Table Now. Disrupt doors open Oct. 13. Get your pass and bring someone with you…

14 updates2 sources2 mentions here
Mar 25, 2026
Latest: Want to change your Gmail address? Now you can, without losing any data - here's how - ZDNET · ZDNet

Coverage timeline (8 latest)

The most recent articles mentioning social media addiction, grouped by month. Open a story above to read it as a full timeline.

April 2026

2 articles
Apr 10, 2026 · The Guardian
Meta must face Massachusetts lawsuit over youth social media addiction, court rules

Ruling by state’s top court comes as 34 other states are pursuing similar cases against Meta in federal court Meta Platforms must face a lawsuit by the Massachusetts attorney…

Apr 2, 2026 · The Verge
A jury says Meta and Google hurt a kid. What now?

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March 2026

6 articles
Mar 27, 2026 · BBC
Meta and YouTube found liable in social media addiction trial

Parents and campaign groups seeking tighter restrictions on social media have welcomed a Los Angeles jury handing down an unprecedented win for a young woman who sued Meta and…

Mar 26, 2026 · BBC
Chris Mason: How will the UK respond to US court verdict on social media?

Some critics of the tech giants are already calling this social media's "big tobacco moment." The verdict of a jury in Los Angeles, that Google and Meta intentionally built…

Mar 25, 2026 · CNET
Meta and Google Lose California Social Media Addiction Trial, Must Pay Damages - CNET

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Mar 25, 2026 · CNN
Big Tech critics hail ‘Big Tobacco moment’ in landmark social media verdict | CNN Business

For critics of tech companies like Meta and Google, Wednesday’s verdict in the social media addiction trial has been literally years in the making. Parents, child safety experts…

Mar 25, 2026 · The Verge
Meta and YouTube found negligent in landmark social media addiction case

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Mar 25, 2026 · CNN
Meta and YouTube found liable in social media addiction trial | CNN Business

A California jury has found Meta and YouTube liable on all counts in a landmark case that accused the tech giants of intentionally addicting a young woman and injuring her mental…