29 states in US want Meta to change how Facebook and Instagram operate and give $1.4 trillion penalty; the case now threatens Mark Zuckerberg's AI planA groundbreaking federal trial has begun against Meta Platforms, with 29 US states alleging that the company intentionally designed its soc...
18 Aug, 2026, 04.22 PM IST
Meta will soon face another high-stakes trial in USWith two convictions and nearly $1 billion in damages already stacked up, Meta will face another trial starting this week about alleged har...
10 Aug, 2026, 07.34 AM IST
YouTube and Google $30 million child privacy settlement: Who qualifies and how to claimGoogle and YouTube will pay $30 million to settle claims of violating child privacy laws. The lawsuit alleged they collected data from unde...
16 Nov, 2025, 12.14 AM IST
US regulator says TikTok may be violating child privacy lawThe US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced Tuesday that it had referred a complaint against TikTok to the Justice Department, saying t...
19 Jun, 2024, 06.48 PM IST
Indian govt should continue to keep China apps in check: FCC Commissioner Brendan CarrThe chief of FCC also said he found the work India is doing to provide access to the internet and telecommunication services to every citiz...
11 Jan, 2024, 06.01 AM IST
Government pushes for accountability from internet intermediaries as Meta faces legal action in the USTalking to a news channel, minister of state for electronics and IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar said that the days of free pass and immunity to th...
25 Oct, 2023, 06.21 PM IST
YouTube ads may have led to online tracking of children, research saysThe Children's Online Privacy Protection Act, or COPPA, requires children's online services to obtain parental consent before collecting pe...
17 Aug, 2023, 05.32 PM IST
Microsoft to pay $20 million to settle US charges for violating children's privacyThe company had been charged with violating the US Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) by collecting personal information from...
06 Jun, 2023, 09.17 AM IST
Microsoft to pay $20 million to settle US charges for violating children's privacyThe company had been charged with violating the U.S. Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) by collecting personal information fr...
06 Jun, 2023, 07.48 AM IST
Google, YouTube content providers must face US children's privacy lawsuitThe lawsuit alleged that Google's data collection violated similar state laws, and that YouTube content providers such as Hasbro Inc, Matte...
29 Dec, 2022, 03.52 PM IST
Epic Games, maker of 'Fortnite' to pay $520 million to US govt for allegedly 'misleading players'Fortnite maker Epic Games has consented to pay $520 million to resolve US government charges that it tricked players, including youngsters ...
20 Dec, 2022, 06.08 PM IST
Platforms hear disturbing voices from ‘Bois Locker Room’The Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) issued notices to Instagram and the Delhi Police on Monday, following which a 15-year-old boy was take...
06 May, 2020, 09.00 AM IST
Is Amazon's Echo Dot Kids Edition violating your child's privacy?The group also said that the device does not ever erase history completely.
10 May, 2019, 06.18 PM IST
ByteDance's TikTok hit with $5.7 million fine over child privacyTikTok is now making changes to better accommodate younger users in the US based on guidance from the FTC.
28 Feb, 2019, 10.47 AM IST
InMobi to pay $950,000 fine to settle FTC charges for tracking location of consumers without consentFTC in a statement noted that under the actual terms of the settlement, InMobi is subject to a $4 million penalty but the agency suspended ...
23 Jun, 2016, 10.05 AM IST
HC seeks suggestions from Facebook, Google to protect children"Worried" that children can be exploited through social networking sites, Delhi High Court today asked Facebook and Google to submit within...
22 May, 2013, 07.58 PM IST
- Sony BMG to pay one million dollars to settle online case
Sony BMG Music Entertainment has agreed to pay one million dollars to settle charges it violated US law by collecting personal information ...
12 Dec, 2008, 08.42 AM IST