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Meta, US states weigh deal over claims it designed Instagram, Facebook to hook young users: ReportMeta Platforms and state attorneys general are discussing a potential mid-trial settlement. This lawsuit accuses the company of designing s...26 Aug, 2026, 07.43 AM IST- New Zealand to introduce bill banning social media for children under 16The bill would require social media platforms to take reasonable steps to verify users' ages, including by utilising existing account inf...24 Aug, 2026, 10.16 AM IST
- US teen drops lawsuit against Meta, Google and Snap ahead of trialThe plaintiff, a 15-year-old girl from New Jersey identified in California court records as P. M-Y., had alleged the platforms' owners - Me...21 Aug, 2026, 01.52 PM IST
- Teen drops landmark social media addiction case against Meta, Google, SnapA 15-year-old girl dropped her lawsuit against Meta, Google, and Snap Inc. She had alleged social media addiction and mental health issues....21 Aug, 2026, 06.42 AM IST
- Mark Zuckerberg encouraged growth over child safety, ex-Meta executive testifies at trialArturo Bejar, a vocal critic of Meta's safety record, made the allegation during his second day of testimony in a landmark trial over claim...20 Aug, 2026, 12.47 PM IST
- Former Meta engineer says Instagram took a 'don't ask, don't tell' approach on kids under 13During his second day of testimony, Arturo Bejar said Meta consistently prioritized profits over safety in designing its products, focusing...20 Aug, 2026, 08.08 AM IST
- Former Meta engineer resumes testimony in landmark trial over social media's harm to young usersArturo Bejar, who worked at Meta from 2009 to 2015 before returning to the company as an independent contractor from 2019 to 2021, is the f...19 Aug, 2026, 05.03 PM IST
- Meta rejects claims it sought to hook children to Facebook, Instagram as landmark trial beginsFour lead states - California, Colorado, Kentucky and New Jersey - accused Meta of designing Facebook and Instagram to hook young users, fu...19 Aug, 2026, 12.26 PM IST
- Major Meta trial begins as lawyers spar over witnesses, damagesFacebook-parent Meta will defend itself in a landmark social media trial that begins Tuesday in California, where attorneys have sparred ov...19 Aug, 2026, 08.39 AM IST
- In Meta's trial, families of social media victims see pivotal moment for online safetyWritten on it in black ink were the names of children and young adults who have died from social media related harms, including deaths by s...19 Aug, 2026, 08.38 AM IST
- Meta rejects allegations it sought to hook children as landmark trial beginsFour lead states - California, Colorado, Kentucky and New Jersey - accuse Meta of designing Facebook and Instagram to hook young users, fue...19 Aug, 2026, 01.27 AM IST
- 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
- A look at major lawsuits against Meta, other social media companies over harms to kidsIn a federal trial beginning Tuesday in Oakland, California, the Instagram and Facebook parent company is fighting claims that it has contr...18 Aug, 2026, 10.40 AM IST
- US states seek $200 billion penalty in blockbuster Meta lawsuitA coalition of US states will seek around $200 billion in damages against Meta, which they accuse of intentionally designing Facebook and I...16 Aug, 2026, 11.55 AM IST
- 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
- 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
- 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
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