Meta hit with a staggering $25 billion penalty in New Mexico privacy case linked to Cambridge Analytica scandal-here's what happenedMeta has been sentenced to pay a staggering $25 billion for consumer protection infractions in New Mexico. These violations arose from misl...
22 Oct, 2026, 01.51 AM IST
Meta ordered to pay New Mexico $25 billion after jury finds it deceived Facebook users about privacyJurors in September found Meta liable for over 43 million violations of New Mexico consumer protection laws when a political consulting fir...
21 Oct, 2026, 11.00 PM IST
AI agents are only as good as the personal information you share, and that raises privacy concernsMany have welcomed AI agents into their online lives, and raved about how personalized assistants like Muse can handle everyday tasks with ...
19 Oct, 2026, 12.55 PM IST
Meta’s new Muse AI agents raise questions about privacy and user controlIn September, YouTuber Matt J. Robb posted on Threads claiming his Muse agent shared his address with a buyer on Facebook Marketplace witho...
14 Oct, 2026, 05.51 PM IST
Meta misled consumers in case over Cambridge Analytica scandal, New Mexico jury saysThe verdict followed a two-week trial over a lawsuit filed by New Mexico's attorney general in 2021, three years after news reports reveale...
26 Sep, 2026, 11.53 AM IST
Facebook accused of deceiving users in New Mexico as trial over privacy scandal wraps upJurors heard two weeks of evidence and must now decide whether Facebook violated the state's Unfair Practices Act and if so, how many times...
24 Sep, 2026, 07.46 AM IST
Meta testing a 'human concierge' for its new personal AI agent, MuseMeta has been testing a phone-calling feature for its AI assistant Muse, which involves human contractors making calls. Employees raised pr...
23 Sep, 2026, 08.05 AM IST
EU chief to unveil social media, gaming curbs for under-15sEU chief Ursula von der Leyen will on Wednesday unveil long-awaited plans to protect children from online harm by curbing access to social ...
16 Sep, 2026, 09.26 AM IST
EU faces revolt over social media ban for childrenThe European Union is poised for a big reveal of its plans to keep minors safe online -- but proposals to restrict their social media acces...
09 Sep, 2026, 11.35 AM IST
Apple facing $2.7 billion UK lawsuit over 'unfair' app tracking rulesApple has said it introduced that feature to allow users to control whether to grant apps permission to track their activity across other c...
03 Sep, 2026, 03.03 PM IST
UpGrad completes Unacademy acquisition; Ultrahuman’s $60 million raiseUpGrad has completed its acquisition of Unacademy, marking the close of a major consolidation in India’s edtech sector. This and more in to...
01 Sep, 2026, 08.07 PM IST
Social media companies are trying harder to know which users are kidsDetermining which accounts belong to children is the linchpin of child safety measures that other companies, including Google, TikTok, and ...
01 Sep, 2026, 07.18 PM IST
Explained | Settlement requires Meta to check young users' ages: How will that work?Here is a look at what Meta said it will do to ensure that users are as old as they say they are, and some of the legal issues that could c...
31 Aug, 2026, 09.01 PM IST
What Meta agreed to in US teen safety settlementMeta will pay up to eighteen billion dollars to settle claims regarding child engagement. States alleged social media platforms enticed and...
26 Aug, 2026, 11.09 PM IST
Meta shares hit 5% intraday high after $16.68 billion settlement over alleged harm to young usersMeta shares hit a 4.96% intraday high after the company agreed to pay up to $16.68 billion to settle claims that Facebook and Instagram har...
26 Aug, 2026, 08.17 PM IST
Meta reaches $16.68 billion settlement over social media harms to childrenThe deal was reached during a California federal court trial over claims brought by 29 states, averting one of the highest-profile tests ye...
26 Aug, 2026, 07.18 PM IST
Meta, US states have discussed settling teen social media harm caseThe report comes during a federal court trial in California over claims brought by 29 states, in what is one of the highest-profile tests...
26 Aug, 2026, 07.48 AM IST