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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...- Malaysia Bans Under-16s From Social Media: New Age Verification Rules EnforcedMalaysia has begun enforcing new rules. Children under 16 are now banned from social media accounts. Platforms must implement age verificat...
- Meta to expand tech safeguards for teens in Europe, US Facebook usersMeta Platforms is enhancing safety for young users. New protections for teen accounts are coming to 27 European Union nations and Facebook ...
- Australian social media ban marred by weak platform checks, tech providers sayAustralia's teen social media ban faces enforcement challenges due to platforms' weak application of available age-checking tools, not tech...
- EU to soon roll out age-check app for social media where India could be looking to followEuropean Union is launching an age-verification app to shield children online. India's Karnataka state has banned social media for under-16...
- Under global spotlight, Australia plays hardball on social media banThe global spotlight on the first such ban on people under 16 using popular apps appears to have encouraged Prime Minister Anthony Albanese...
- Australia investigates tech giants over social media ban complianceUnder the Australian law, platforms face a fine of up to A$49.5 million ($34 million) for noncompliance, and the regulator added on Tuesda...
- US jury verdicts against Meta, Google tee up fight over tech liability shieldTech giants Meta and Google have been found liable in US courts for harm caused to young users. Juries awarded millions in damages in cases...
- Meta ordered to pay $375 million in New Mexico trial over child exploitation, user safety claimsIn a landmark decision, a jury in New Mexico has convicted Meta, the tech giant behind Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, of breaching stat...
- Jurors mull evidence in social media addiction trial against Meta, YouTubeJurors will return to court in Los Angeles Monday to resume deliberations in a landmark social media addiction trial accusing Meta and YouT...
- US jury to begin deliberations in social media addiction trialJury deliberations are set to begin in a landmark trial where Meta and YouTube face accusations of intentionally hooking young users. Closi...
- Meta CEO Zuckerberg blocked curbs on sex-talking chatbots for minors, court filing allegesMeta chief executive Mark Zuckerberg approved allowing minors to access AI chatbot companions that safety staffers warned were capable of s...
- Social media sites block 4.7 million underage accounts in AustraliaTech giants have blocked 4.7 million accounts under Australia's world-first social media ban for under-16s, the country's online safety wat...
- Meta urges Australia to change teen social media banTech giant Meta urged Australia on Monday to rethink its world-first social media ban for under-16s, while reporting that it has blocked mo...
- Meta AI chatbots engage in sexually explicit chats with minors: ReportIn one case reported by WSJ, a chatbot using actor and wrestler John Cena’s voice described a graphic sexual scenario to a user identifying...
- Explained: Why Meta has been accused of coveting hundreds of thousands of underage users on its platformsThis is after Meta executives publicly said in testimony before the US congress that the company’s age-checking processes were effective an...
- Court document claims Meta knowingly designed its platforms to hook kids: reportAccording to reports, Meta said in a statement that the complaint misrepresents its work over the past decade to make the online experience...
- At Meta, millions of underage users were an 'open secret,' show court filingThe social media giant "routinely continued to collect" children's personal information, including their locations and email addresses, wit...
- Elon Musk expresses 'extreme' concerns over research report claiming Instagram aids pedophile networks on platformAfter the report was published, Meta set up an internal task force and acknowledged enforcement problems and has taken actions which includ...
- TikTok, Snapchat growing in popularity among UK children: media regulatorThe study found a slight increase in both apps' popularity in the past year, with TikTok now being used by 53% of children (up from 50%), a...
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