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Julianna Arnold, left, mother and advocate for online child safety after her 17-year-old daughter, Coco, died in 2022 from fentanyl poisoning following a social media encounter, hugs Mandi Furniss, parent of LJ, 18, from East Texas before they enter court for closing arguments in a landmark trial over whether social media platforms deliberately addict and harm children at Los Angeles Superior Court in Los Angeles Thursday, March. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

Jury finds Instagram and YouTube liable in landmark social media addiction trial

March 25, 2026 at 5:35 p.m.

A jury found both Meta and YouTube liable in a first-of-its-kind lawsuit that aimed to hold social media platforms responsible for harm to children using their services, awarding the plaintiff...

OnlyFans owner Leonid Radvinsky, who grew up in the Chicago area, dies of cancer at 43

March 23, 2026 at 5:44 p.m.

Leonid Radvinsky, the billionaire owner of OnlyFans, the adult content platform, has died from cancer, according to the company. He was 43.

Emma MacTaggart, founder of What’s the Stitch needlepoint business, is photographed in her studio, in New York, Monday, Feb. 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

From blacksmithing to needlepoint, young people are embracing ‘grandma hobbies’

March 9, 2026 at 1:21 p.m.

Young people are turning to analog hobbies and activities as a means of escaping technology and reconnecting with childlike creativity and exploration.

FILE – Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg speaks during an event at the Biohub Imaging Institute in Redwood City, Calif., Nov. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)

Mark Zuckerberg testifies at trial accusing social media firms of addicting kids to their platforms

February 18, 2026 at 3:15 p.m.

Mark Zuckerberg will testify in an unprecedented social media trial that questions whether Meta’s platforms deliberately addict and harm children.

FILE – Young people use their phones to view social media in Sydney, Nov. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft, File)

Social media ‘addicting the brains of children,’ plaintiff’s lawyer argues in landmark trial

February 10, 2026 at 8:13 a.m.

Comparing social media platforms to casinos and addictive drugs, lawyer Mark Lanier delivered opening statements Monday in a landmark trial in Los Angeles that seeks to hold Instagram owner Meta...

TikTok settles as social media giants face landmark trial over youth addiction claims

January 27, 2026 at 11:57 a.m.

TikTok agreed to settle a landmark social media addiction lawsuit just before the trial kicked off, the plaintiff’s attorneys confirmed.

FILE – The icon for the TikTok video sharing app is seen on a smartphone in Marple Township, Pa., Feb. 28, 2023. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum, File)

TikTok finalizes a deal to form a new American entity

January 23, 2026 at 8:54 a.m.

TikTok has finalized a deal to create a new American entity, avoiding the looming threat of a ban in the United States that has been in discussion for years on...

Seguidoras encienden velas en el exterior del hotel donde Liam Payne, excomponente de la banda One Direction, fue encontrado muerto tras caer desde un balcón, en Buenos Aires, Argentina, el 16 de octubre de 2024. (AP Foto/Natacha Pisarenko)

La muerte Liam Payne, ex One Direction, a los 31 años causa conmoción en todo el mundo

October 17, 2024 at 11:00 a.m.

La muerte de Liam Payne, quien saltó al estrellato con la boy band británica One Direction y tuvo que lidiar con una inmensa fama global en su adolescencia, conmocionó al...

Fans light candles outside the hotel where former One Direction singer Liam Payne was found dead after he fell from a balcony in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

Death of ex-One Direction member Liam Payne at 31 shocks fans around the world

October 17, 2024 at 8:25 a.m.

Shockwaves spread around the world Thursday at the death of Liam Payne, who shot to stardom as a member of British boy band One Direction and had to deal with...

FILE – Liam Payne of One Direction performs during the Honda Civic Tour at Qualcomm Stadium on Thursday, July 9, 2015, in San Diego, Calif. (Photo by Rich Fury/Invision/AP, File)

Liam Payne, former One Direction member, dies at 31 in Argentina hotel fall

October 16, 2024 at 7:57 p.m.

Former One Direction singer Liam Payne, 31, was found dead after falling from a third-floor hotel balcony in Buenos Aires on Wednesday, local officials told Argentine media.

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