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
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
India may need data pact with US to tighten CSAM crackdownTwo years after the Supreme Court clarified that reporting suspected CSAM to a foreign organisation does not absolve a platform of criminal...
15 Aug, 2026, 08.28 AM IST
US court rules Meta, other tech firms must face thousands of lawsuits over social media addictionThe San Francisco-based 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rejected an appeal by Meta and TikTok seeking to overturn a lower court ruling re...
11 Aug, 2026, 07.34 AM IST
MPs across party lines push bills to limit social media access for minorsAlthough private members’ Bills have rarely been cleared by both Houses in the past, their introduction reflects the growing urgency among ...
11 Aug, 2026, 06.00 AM IST
US appeals court allows thousands of lawsuits against social media companies over user addiction claims to proceedAn appeals court permitted thousands of lawsuits against social media firms to advance. These suits allege companies designed products to a...
10 Aug, 2026, 10.13 PM IST
Zuckerberg faces questions after $300 million superyacht reportedly fails to respond to stranded boat in AlaskaThe superyacht owned by Mark Zuckerberg, named Launchpad, found itself in hot water for not replying to a Coast Guard request as a nearby s...
10 Aug, 2026, 11.24 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
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
Meta officials meet MeitY Secy S Krishnan, explain reason for erroneous takedown of PM's videoMeta officials met with India's IT Ministry secretary regarding a video takedown. The parliamentary committee demanded an apology from Meta...
05 Aug, 2026, 02.02 PM IST
Meta to meet MeitY officials over CSAM, AI content, compliance with Indian laws: S KrishnanMeta executives will meet Indian IT ministry officials this week. They will discuss child abuse material and AI-generated content issues. T...
04 Aug, 2026, 04.38 PM IST
Lifelike robot called 'Sally' was going to teach in US school. It's not as weird as it soundsSally has lifelike silicone skin, long brown hair, and the ability to move her arms, head, and face while seated. According to the manufact...
30 Jul, 2026, 10.23 AM IST
PM Modi’s post to Insta ads: A look at notices sent to Meta in IndiaThe government also raised concerns over Meta-owned WhatsApp’s proposed username feature, asking the company to pause its rollout over fear...
30 Jul, 2026, 10.21 AM IST
Fear and hate force Rohingya refugee schools to shut in MalaysiaRohingya children in Malaysia are now afraid to attend school after receiving threats. At least nine refugee schools have shut nationwide d...
27 Jul, 2026, 06.35 AM IST
From Australia to Europe, countries move to curb children's social media accessAustralia banned social media for children under sixteen, effective December 2025. Britain plans a similar ban for under-sixteens by Spring...
22 Jul, 2026, 10.56 AM IST
Meta appeals verdict in social media addiction lawsuitMeta has appealed a landmark social media addiction lawsuit verdict in Los Angeles. The company challenges the jury's determination that it...
11 Jul, 2026, 08.12 AM IST