A U.S. jury has delivered a landmark verdict, finding Meta and Google (YouTube) liable for negligence in a social media addiction trial for harming children, ordering them to pay over $5 million in damages. The ruling sets a significant precedent for social media harms and corporate responsibility, with the tech companies facing a reckoning and expected to appeal.
Batangas Rep. Gerville Luistro has defended her use of the term 'mini trial' to describe the impeachment hearings against Vice President Sara Duterte, as Duterte's legal team prepares to answer the complaints in a 'proper forum'.
The brother of an alleged drug suspect has accused Nigeria's National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) of conducting a media trial, warning that such actions undermine the judicial process and violate fundamental rights.
Preacher Tariq Ramadan has been convicted in absentia and sentenced to 18 years in prison for the rapes of three complainants, having not appeared in court during the three-week trial.
Media Rights Capital, the production company behind 'House of Cards,' lost a $100 million trial against its insurer, with the jury rejecting arguments that Kevin Spacey's unavailability due to alleged sickness prevented filming the final season.
YouTube star Jimmy Donaldson's company, Beast Industries, has appointed PR veteran Gaude Lydia Paez, formerly of Hulu, Riot Games, and Fox Broadcasting, as its new chief communications officer.
China has reportedly imposed restrictions preventing the co-founders of Manus, an AI firm acquired by Meta, from leaving the country, amid an ongoing review of the deal.
The UK government is consulting on potential social media restrictions for teenagers, including trials of bans and digital curfews, while peers in parliament are actively advocating for a ban for under-16s.
Dayton Webber, the quadruple amputee accused of murder, was seen loading a crossbow in a social media video, following his arrest where authorities took arm impressions instead of fingerprints.