Meta, 29 states head to court in biggest test yet of youth social media litigationThe trial in Oakland, expected to last seven weeks, will test Colorado, Kentucky, California and New Jersey's allegations that Meta designe...
12 Aug, 2026, 05.29 PM IST
Explainer: How could New Mexico's $567 million ruling change Meta?The court in Santa Fe ruled on Thursday that Meta must pay $567 million into a New Mexico fund for teen mental health prevention and treatm...
08 Aug, 2026, 07.37 AM IST
Meta ordered to pay $567 million in New Mexico for teen mental health fundJudge Bryan Biedscheid in Santa Fe ruled the company had created a public nuisance in New Mexico, siding with Attorney General Raul Torrez,...
07 Aug, 2026, 07.45 AM IST
ETMarkets Smart Talk | Manufacturing and financialisation could create the most wealth over the next five years: Siddhartha KhemkaIn an interaction with Kshitij Anand of ETMarkets, Siddhartha Khemka, Head of Research, Wealth Management at Motilal Oswal Financial Servic...
03 Aug, 2026, 07.40 AM IST
Meta AI to alert parents about teen suicide, self-harm chatsMeta has now built a system that scans teens' chats with Meta AI for signs of self-harm. It was developed with the help of parents and ment...
17 Jul, 2026, 07.40 PM IST
Zostel hits Oyo IPO filings; PhonePe’s new CTOZostel asked Sebi to review Oyo’s IPO filings, escalating their dispute over the Zo Rooms acquisition. This and more in today's ETtech Top ...
08 Jul, 2026, 08.23 PM IST
Australia teen social media ban has little impact: researchAustralia's social media ban for under 16s has had little impact on teenagers' scrolling habits, researchers said Thursday in one of the fi...
25 Jun, 2026, 09.46 AM IST
UK PM Starmer says Britain will ban under-16s from using a range of social media appsBritain plans to ban children under 16 from using social media apps. Prime Minister Keir Starmer stated this move aims to protect young peo...
15 Jun, 2026, 01.33 PM IST
British PM expected to impose teen social media ban that goes further than Australia'sBritain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer plans a social media ban for young teenagers. This move aims to shield children from harmful online c...
15 Jun, 2026, 10.24 AM IST
Canada's move to rein in AI chatbots, spurred by school shooting, faces doubts over loopholesCanada's new AI chatbot and social media regulation bill, prompted by a school shooting, faces criticism for potential loopholes and a leng...
12 Jun, 2026, 04.09 PM IST
Delhi Malviya Nagar fire: Radhe Shyam Aggarwal dies without knowing eight of his family were killed in deadly blaze that killed 22A devastating hotel fire in Delhi has claimed the lives of eight members of the Aggarwal family, with the sole surviving patriarch, 75-year...
10 Jun, 2026, 02.31 PM IST
OpenAI puts teen safety above other goals in ChatGPT's updated model specThis comes in the wake of growing concern over the impact of GenAI on children and adolescents. Per OpenAI, its new U18 Principles are desi...
20 Dec, 2025, 01.54 PM IST
Instagram unveils teen safety features for AI chatbotsInstagram is offering parents the tools to monitor their children's digital chats more effectively. This initiative focuses on enhancing th...
18 Oct, 2025, 07.13 PM IST
OpenAI to bring parental controls in ChatGPT after California teen's suicideThe company said on Monday the controls will allow parents and teens to link accounts for stronger safeguards for teenagers.Under the new m...
29 Sep, 2025, 08.48 PM IST
Google’s Gemini platforms for kids and teens not safe for children, report reveals the likely risks of using these AI productsThe comprehensive risk assessment released by Common Sense Media has revealed that both Gemini Under 13 and Gemini with teen protections lo...
06 Sep, 2025, 11.05 AM IST
Teens are increasingly turning to AI companions, and it could be harming themAbout three in four US teens have used AI companion apps such as Character. ai or Replika. ai. The study, which surveyed 1,060 US teens age...
06 Aug, 2025, 02.04 PM IST
Google makes Bard chatbot available for teens with some guardrailsBefore launching to teens, the tech giant consulted with child safety and development experts to help shape its content policies and an exp...
16 Nov, 2023, 10.38 AM IST