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Meta sued in Australia class action over alleged social media harm to childrenA class action lawsuit has been filed in an Australia court against Meta Platforms' Facebook and Instagram, alleging the social media platf...
Limit AI now or humanity will lose its agency, says Nobel laureate RessaThe Filipino and American journalist, who jointly won the 2021 award in part for her work documenting the power of large tech companies, se...
Limit AI now or humanity will lose its agency, says Nobel laureate Maria RessaNobel laureate Maria Ressa expresses urgent concerns about the risks that artificial intelligence poses to human agency, emphasizing the ne...
California bans addictive social media features for under-16s, AI chatbot toysCalifornia Governor Gavin Newsom signed technology laws protecting children online. These measures restrict social media features designed ...
Meta's social media settlement leaves its money machine unscathedWhile the headline figure is among the largest ever settlements paid by a technology company, it is unlikely to strain a business that earn...
Time limits to midnight cutoff: What Meta's $18 billion deal changes for teensMeta Platforms agreed to a significant $18 billion settlement with 48 US states. This historic deal mandates substantial changes to protect...
Meta settlement opens new front in global fight over social media harmMeta's up to $18 billion settlement with nearly 50 US states over social media harm to teenagers has opened a new front in a global governm...
‘Message has gone home’: Govt presses Meta on CSAM, WhatsApp username rowGovernment's firm stance on child sexual abuse material prompts Meta's increased action. Discussions focus on algorithm adjustments and ens...
Meta says it has taken down 756,000 Australian teen accounts as ban enforcement loomsThe company said it had deactivated 462,000 suspect Instagram accounts and 294,000 suspect Facebook accounts from just before the Australia...
Meta's Mark Zuckerberg faces questioning at youth addiction trialThe lawsuit and others like it are part of a global backlash against social media platforms over children's mental health. Australia and Sp...
Instagram, YouTube addiction trial kicks off in Los AngelesA verdict against the tech companies could smooth the way for similar cases in state court, and shake the industry's longstanding U.S. lega...
Meta sued over claims that WhatsApp messages are fully secureAn international group of plaintiffs has sued Meta Platforms, alleging false claims about WhatsApp's end-to-end encryption. The lawsuit cla...
Facebook-parent Meta settles with Australia's privacy watchdog over Cambridge Analytica lawsuitAustralia's privacy regulator has been caught up in the legal battle with Meta since 2020. The personal data of 311,127 Australian Facebook...
Meta faces trial in 2025 on unfair competition case lodged by Spanish mediaThe AMI media association, which represents 87 Spanish media firms, filed a lawsuit last year alleging Meta violated EU data protection rul...
Meta, Australian banks tout progress on taking down 'celeb bait' scam adsThe U.S. social media giant said it took down the scam ads after receiving 102 reports since April from the Australian Financial Crimes Exc...
Australian prosecutors drop billionaire Andrew Forrest's case against MetaThe decision is a setback for Andrew Forrest, the 37% owner of iron ore producer Fortescue Metals Group and Australia's second-richest pers...
Australian prosecutors drop billionaire Andrew Forrest's case against MetaAustralian prosecutors discontinued Andrew Forrest's criminal case against Meta for scam cryptocurrency ads on Facebook. Forrest's civil su...
Explained: Why are Apple, Amazon, Google and Meta facing antitrust lawsuits and huge fines?The United States Justice Department is set to file a lawsuit against Apple for potentially breaching antitrust laws. Antitrust laws origin...
Australian watchdog sues Facebook-owner Meta over fake crypto adsMeta said any ads that scammed people out of money or misled users violated its policies and the company uses technology to detect and bloc...
Australian watchdog sues Facebook-owner Meta over scam advertisementsThe lawsuit filed in the Federal Court also alleges Facebook "aided and abetted or was knowingly concerned in false or misleading conduct a...