Meta loses bid to dismiss US states' claims that Facebook, Instagram addict childrenIn a decision late Monday, U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers in Oakland, California, denied Meta's motion to dismiss claims based ...
01 Jul, 2026, 07.44 AM IST
The US lags other countries in social media restrictions for kids, but a reform push is growingTwo mothers, Amy Neville and Kristin Bride, are spearheading a movement for stronger online child safety after losing their sons to social ...
28 Jun, 2026, 10.57 AM IST
Australia toughens kids' social media ban, doubles potential penalties for tech firmsAustralia is doubling penalties for tech firms failing to enforce its child social media ban, as evidence shows limited impact on teen usag...
27 Jun, 2026, 08.45 PM IST
Australia pledges tougher enforcement of social media ban for teensAustralia is strengthening laws to ban social media for under-16s, despite initial challenges in enforcement. Prime Minister Albanese vows ...
26 Jun, 2026, 01.45 PM IST
Google's YouTube settles case over social media harm to childrenThe terms of the settlement of the state court lawsuit were confidential, the lawyers said on Tuesday. The suit named four defendants - You...
24 Jun, 2026, 08.58 AM IST
Meta lobbies Congress for protection from child-harm lawsuitsIf adopted by lawmakers and passed into law as part of the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) under consideration in the U.S. Senate, such a pro...
19 Jun, 2026, 07.32 AM IST
Bombay HC admits Preity Zinta plea against social media, AI firms in deepfake disputeThe Bombay High Court has permitted Preity Zinta to sue over a dozen firms, including social media and AI websites, for infringing her pers...
18 Jun, 2026, 09.40 AM IST
Florida sues TikTok, claiming it violates state child safety lawThe lawsuit seeks a court order directing the platform, which is owned by ByteDance, to make changes to bring it into compliance with the l...
16 Jun, 2026, 07.19 AM IST
OpenAI joins rival Anthropic in race to Wall StreetOpenAI did not disclose the size or terms of the offering, and said a timeline has not yet been determined. "It may be a while because ther...
10 Jun, 2026, 06.21 PM IST
OpenAI IPO: Date, share price, valuation, timing and all details investors need to knowOpenAI IPO Filing: OpenAI has confidentially filed for an IPO after reaching an $852 billion valuation. Anthropic remains ahead at $965 bil...
09 Jun, 2026, 05.52 PM IST
OpenAI files for US IPO after Anthropic as AI giants head to public marketsAI giant OpenAI has confidentially filed for a US initial public offering. This move follows rival Anthropic's similar filing. Investors ar...
09 Jun, 2026, 06.47 AM IST
Epstein accusers face relentless harassment; threats and intimidation escalate after identities exposed in Justice Department filesVictims of Jeffrey Epstein face severe threats and harassment. Their identities were exposed in government files, leading to online abuse a...
08 Jun, 2026, 03.50 PM IST
SpaceX IPO: rockets, AI losses and Musk in controlSpaceX is inviting investors to bet on Elon Musk's vision of AI data centers in space and humans on Mars. The sky-high valuation for SpaceX...
05 Jun, 2026, 07.07 AM IST
AI companies are barreling toward huge Wall Street debuts. A look at the biggest playersFrom Anthropic to SpaceX to OpenAI, tech giants are looking to take their shares public to access more capital in the race to shape the tec...
04 Jun, 2026, 10.10 AM IST
Social media companies pay $27 million to settle Kentucky school district's lawsuit over social media harms, records showMeta settled the case brought by Breathitt County School District on May 21, a few weeks before a planned June trial, following earlier set...
30 May, 2026, 07.04 AM IST
US Supreme Court declined to hear Meta's challenge to Vermont social media addiction lawsuitThe US Supreme Court has refused to hear Meta's appeal. This allows a lawsuit against Meta's Instagram to proceed. Vermont's attorney gener...
26 May, 2026, 07.11 PM IST
Meta settles social media addiction case brought by rural Kentucky school districtSocial media giants, including Meta, TikTok, Snap, and Google's YouTube, have settled the first of many lawsuits filed by school districts....
22 May, 2026, 04.39 PM IST