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AI & Big Tech Harm Case Tracker
A sourced, human-reviewed record of lawsuits and regulatory actions over harm caused by AI systems, social media platforms, and Big Tech — chatbot failures, addictive design, child safety, biometric privacy, algorithmic denials, and more. Each case links to attorneys who handle that kind of matter.
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11 cases · Ruling issued
- Child safetyRuling issuedVerdict Mar 2026 ($375M)
State of New Mexico v. Meta Platforms, Inc.
Meta/Instagram · United States (New Mexico)
New Mexico AG Raul Torrez sued Meta in 2023 after an undercover operation using a decoy profile of a 13-year-old girl drew solicitations from adults, alleging Meta violated the state Unfair Practices Act and misled the public about exploitation and mental-health risks to teens. In March 2026 a Santa Fe jury found Meta liable for misleading consumers and endangering children — the first state to prevail at trial against a major tech company over harm to youth — with a $375 million civil-penalty award.
- Big Tech antitrustRuling issuedRuling Nov 18, 2025
FTC v. Meta Platforms, Inc. (antitrust)
Meta/Instagram/WhatsApp · United States (federal)
The FTC sued Meta in December 2020 alleging it illegally maintained a monopoly in personal social networking by acquiring Instagram (2012) and WhatsApp (2014). After a six-week bench trial, in November 2025 the court ruled for Meta, finding the FTC failed to prove Meta currently holds monopoly power given competition from TikTok and YouTube; the FTC filed a notice of appeal in January 2026.
- Copyright & training dataRuling issuedUK ruling Nov 4, 2025
Getty Images v. Stability AI Ltd.
Stability AI "Stable Diffusion" image generator · United Kingdom (and United States)
Getty Images sued Stability AI alleging its images were scraped to train Stable Diffusion, asserting copyright, database-right, trademark and passing-off claims. In November 2025 the English High Court largely rejected the copyright claims, holding the model contains no reproductions of the works, but found limited trademark infringement where outputs reproduced the Getty watermark. A parallel U.S. case is ongoing.
- Autonomous & assisted drivingRuling issuedVerdict Aug 1, 2025 (~$243M)
Benavides Leon v. Tesla, Inc.
Tesla Autopilot (Model S) · United States (Florida)
Arising from a 2019 Key Largo crash in which a Tesla on Autopilot ran a T-intersection and struck a parked car, killing pedestrian Naibel Benavides Leon and injuring Dillon Angulo, a Miami jury found Tesla partly liable and awarded about $243 million (including $200 million in punitive damages). It was the first U.S. verdict holding Tesla liable in a wrongful-death action tied to Autopilot; a judge upheld the verdict in February 2026 and Tesla has appealed.
- Big Tech antitrustRuling issuedLiability ruling Apr 17, 2025
United States v. Google LLC (ad-tech antitrust)
Google/Alphabet · United States (federal)
The DOJ and several states sued Google in January 2023 for monopolizing key digital-advertising technologies (the 'ad-tech stack') used by publishers. Following a 2024 trial, in April 2025 the court found Google liable for unlawfully monopolizing the markets for publisher ad servers and ad exchanges and for unlawfully tying those products together, with the case proceeding to a remedies phase.
- Platform liability & Section 230Ruling issuedPermanent injunction Mar 31, 2025
NetChoice, LLC v. Griffin (Arkansas Social Media Safety Act)
NetChoice members (Meta, Google, Snap, TikTok, etc.) · United States (Arkansas)
Tech-industry trade association NetChoice challenged Arkansas' Social Media Safety Act, which required age verification and parental consent for minors to open social media accounts. The court issued a preliminary injunction in 2023 and, in March 2025, a permanent injunction holding the Act unconstitutional under the First Amendment for failing strict scrutiny — NetChoice's first permanent win against state social-media laws.
- Platform liability & Section 230Ruling issuedPreliminary injunction Sep 2024
NetChoice, LLC v. Reyes (Utah social media regulation)
NetChoice members (Meta, Google, Snap, TikTok, etc.) · United States (Utah)
NetChoice sued to block Utah's social media law requiring age verification and parental consent for minors. In September 2024 the court granted a preliminary injunction, holding the law likely violated the First Amendment by restricting both minors' and adults' access to protected speech — one of a series of NetChoice injunction wins against state social-media laws.
- Big Tech antitrustRuling issuedLiability ruling Aug 5, 2024
United States v. Google LLC (search antitrust)
Google/Alphabet · United States (federal)
The DOJ and a coalition of states sued Google for illegally monopolizing general search and search advertising through exclusive default-placement agreements. In August 2024 the court ruled that Google is a monopolist that unlawfully maintained its dominance. In subsequent remedies proceedings the court declined to order divestiture of Chrome but imposed limits on exclusive contracts and data-sharing requirements.
- Chatbot misinformationRuling issuedRuling Feb 14, 2024
Moffatt v. Air Canada
Air Canada customer-service chatbot · Canada (British Columbia)
Air Canada's website chatbot incorrectly told passenger Jake Moffatt he could apply for a bereavement discount retroactively after booking. The Tribunal rejected Air Canada's argument that the chatbot was a separate legal entity, holding the airline responsible for information provided by the bot and awarding Moffatt roughly CAD $650 in damages plus interest and fees.
- Big Tech antitrustRuling issuedJury verdict Dec 11, 2023; affirmed 2025
Epic Games, Inc. v. Google LLC
Google/Alphabet (Google Play) · United States (federal)
Epic Games sued Google in 2020 after Fortnite was removed from the Play Store for bypassing Google Play Billing. In December 2023 a federal jury found Google liable on all counts, concluding it held illegal monopolies in Android app distribution and in-app billing services. The Ninth Circuit affirmed the verdict and injunction in 2025.
- Platform liability & Section 230Ruling issuedDecided May 18, 2023
Gonzalez v. Google LLC and Twitter, Inc. v. Taamneh
Google/YouTube, Twitter, Meta/Facebook · United States (federal)
Families of victims killed in ISIS attacks sued social media platforms under the Anti-Terrorism Act, alleging the platforms aided and abetted terrorism by hosting and algorithmically recommending ISIS content. In May 2023 the Supreme Court unanimously ruled in Twitter v. Taamneh that providing a generally available, algorithm-driven service does not amount to aiding and abetting terrorism, and consequently declined to reach the Section 230 question presented in Gonzalez v. Google.
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