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Swiss billionaire producer Simon Afram is suing Netflix for RM430 million after a stolen master copy of an unreleased Nicolas Cage film disappeared from the streamer's Hollywood office.
TikTok has reached confidential settlement agreements in three bellwether lawsuits brought by teenagers alleging the platform's addictive design caused depression, anxiety and self-harm. The move comes amid thousands of similar cases against major social media companies.
A Florida teenager has withdrawn his lawsuit against Meta Platforms just days before a trial was set to begin in Los Angeles. The case was expected to be the second major bellwether trial among thousands of pending lawsuits alleging social media platforms harm young users.
Meta has appealed a groundbreaking California jury verdict that found the company designed Instagram to addict young users. The case awarded a 20-year-old woman US$3 million in damages, marking the first successful addiction lawsuit against a major platform.
Singapore's High Court has rejected Standard Chartered's appeal, clearing the path for a US$2.7 billion lawsuit centred on the bank's alleged role in facilitating 1MDB-related transactions and breaching anti-money laundering obligations.
TikTok has agreed to settle a lawsuit brought by a Florida teenager who claimed the platform's addictive design harmed his mental health. The move comes as social media companies face thousands of similar cases across US courts.
TikTok has agreed to settle a lawsuit brought by a Florida teenager who alleged the platform caused mental health damage including depression and anxiety. The settlement precedes a broader California trial examining social media's role in youth mental health crises.