Deepfakes muddy protest coverage as online platforms restrict individual accountsSeveral AI-generated clips have gone viral on Instagram, Facebook and X, drawing millions of views and comments. A recent viral clip of a w...
18 Oct, 2026, 06.00 AM IST
Florida asks court to force Meta to change Facebook, Instagram for teensIn a filing in a Pasco County court, Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier asked for a temporary injunction forcing Meta to identify and ...
08 Oct, 2026, 08.45 AM IST
Florida asks court to force Meta to change Facebook, Instagram for teensFlorida is advancing a lawsuit against Meta Platforms to enforce stricter protections for young users. The Attorney General seeks changes i...
08 Oct, 2026, 08.39 AM 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
First US trial against TikTok to test claims platform fueled teen mental health crisisAn Alabama jury will hear the state's claims that TikTok and its Chinese parent company ByteDance made the platform addictive to young user...
25 Sep, 2026, 03.50 PM IST
Vladimir Putin using fake Facebook ads promising film roles to recruit soldiers for Russia? All about the ‘global casting call’ luring youngstersRecruitment networks reportedly linked to Russia have been accused of using deceptive job advertisements to attract people from Africa and ...
23 Sep, 2026, 06.01 PM IST
Meta tests fact-check replacement in Latin AmericaMeta said Wednesday it had begun testing Community Notes in 16 Spanish-speaking countries in Latin America, a step toward replacing the pro...
10 Sep, 2026, 08.37 AM IST
Instagram cracks down on AI profiles, warns of reach cut for unlabeled accountsInstagram now labels AI-generated profiles to prevent deception. Creators must disclose AI-generated people or face reduced platform reach....
01 Sep, 2026, 11.07 AM IST
Meta removes ads for fraud apps posing as porn after India sounds alarmThe government said ads on Facebook and Instagram operating under names such as "Night Play" and "Kyss" directed users to phishing websit...
31 Aug, 2026, 09.10 PM IST
Meta’s $17.1 billion settlement puts Instagram and Facebook on a digital bedtimeMeta has agreed to pay up to $17.1 billion to settle a multistate lawsuit alleging Facebook and Instagram were designed to hook children, w...
27 Aug, 2026, 02.10 PM IST
Instagram head Adam Mosseri, at children's addiction trial, says few teenagers knew of safety featureAdam Mosseri, the head of Instagram since 2018, denied any suggestion by U.S. states suing Meta that Instagram stalled by not making the "T...
26 Aug, 2026, 01.22 PM 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 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
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
Meta, YouTube, TikTok face thousands of lawsuits in the US over kids’ mental health: What we knowMajor social media firms face thousands of lawsuits across the United States. These legal actions allege platforms are designed to addict y...
12 Aug, 2026, 04.20 PM IST