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YouTube's AI slop problem could have lifelong effects if not controlled, child experts warn. Credit: George Chan / Stringer / Getty Images News via Getty Images Kids are consuming a lot of AI slop.

Kids are consuming a lot of AI slop. And child safety advocates are getting worried. In a letter sent to Google CEO Sundar Pichai and YouTube CEO Neil Mohan, a coalition of national organizations and ...

YouTube employees admitted that their goal was “viewer addiction” and killed proposed safety tools for kids because they wouldn’t provide a sufficient “ROI” — financial lingo for “return on investment ...

Back-to-back verdicts against Meta and Google’s YouTube sent a warning shot to Big Tech this week, marking the first time juries found the social media platforms liable for their impact on kids and ...

For years, parents, teenagers, pediatricians, educators and whistleblowers have pushed the idea that social media is detrimental to young people’s mental health and can lead to addiction, eating ...

A pair of verdicts held social media companies accountable for harming young users, highlighting a growing backlash as Congress struggles to pass legislation. By Cecilia Kang Reporting from Washington ...

LOS ANGELES—A 20-year-old woman prevailed in a landmark social-media trial against Meta Platforms META4.01%increase; green up pointing triangle and Google’s YouTube in which the companies were accused ...

A Los Angeles jury on Wednesday found YouTube and Meta liable in a landmark trial over whether social media companies should be held accountable for fueling a mental health crisis among children.

A California jury in a landmark verdict with massive implications for the tech industry Wednesday found Meta and YouTube negligent for designing addictive social media platforms that harmed a child.

Jury in Los Angeles awards plaintiff damages of $6m, with Meta to pay 70% and YouTube the remainder Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox Meta and YouTube have ...

A jury in Los Angeles determined that Meta and Google were negligent and failed to warn users of the dangers associated with using their platforms in a high-profile social media case. It's the first ...