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Big Tech turns to Sesame Street, Girl Scouts to deflect scrutiny over kids' screen timeTech giants Meta and Google funded trusted children's brands to teach responsible tech use. This occurred even as their apps were designed ...- New Mexico seeks child safety restrictions on Meta apps and algorithms in trial's 2nd phaseNew Mexico prosecutors are demanding significant changes to Meta's social media platforms. This follows a jury verdict finding the company ...
- US Stock Market | Meta ramps up AI spending amid regulatory heat and user concernsMeta Platforms has sharply increased its capital spending outlook, underscoring its aggressive push into artificial intelligence even as it...
- Meta shares fall on concerns over AI spending, legal scrutinyMeta Platforms is significantly increasing its investment in artificial intelligence infrastructure. This comes as the social media giant f...
- 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...
- What is Instagram Plus? What we know about Meta’s latest subscription model testMeta is testing Instagram Plus, a subscription version of Instagram, in select markets. The move aligns with a wider industry shift towards...
- Meta, Google declared 'Digital Drug' dealersA California court ruled Google and Meta harmed a minor's mental health through addictive design, drawing parallels to tobacco litigation. ...
- Meta shares slip after US jury verdicts raise concerns of new legal exposureMeta shares fell 6% to a 10-month low on Thursday after rulings this week found the Facebook parent failed to adequately warn or protect yo...
- 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...
- Juries take the lead in the push for child online safetyTwo juries have held social media giants accountable for harming young users. This marks a significant shift, validating a new legal strate...
- Meta, Google risk big tobacco-like fallout after addiction trialWhile the $6 million in damages a jury in Los Angeles awarded to the 20-year-old plaintiff — which the companies vowed to appeal — will bar...
- Meta, Google lose US case over social media harm to kidsThe jury found Meta liable for $4.2 million in damages and Google for $1.8 million, small amounts for two of the world's most valuable comp...
- Jury reaches verdict in Meta, Google trial on social media addictionA Los Angeles jury reached a verdict on Wednesday in a landmark social media addiction trial that involves Meta's Instagram and Google's Yo...
- What could come next for other social media firms as a jury finds Meta platforms harm childrenA New Mexico jury has fined Meta 375 million dollars. This is the first verdict in child safety trials against social media companies. The ...
- 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...
- Mark Zuckerberg to testify in social media addiction trial: Key details emergeMeta CEO Mark Zuckerberg appeared in a Los Angeles court for a significant social media addiction trial. He will testify regarding claims t...
- YouTube argues it isn't social media in landmark tech addiction trialYouTube, its lawyers said, is an entertainment platform more like Netflix than a social network like Facebook. People use the video streami...
- Massachusetts court hears arguments in lawsuit alleging Meta designed apps to be addictive to kidsThe lawsuit, filed in 2024 by Attorney General Andrea Campbell, alleges that Meta did this to make a profit and that its actions affected h...
- Tech industry group sues Arkansas over new social media lawsArkansas is among several states that have been enacting restrictions on social media, prompted by concerns about the impact on children's ...
- Government pushes for accountability from internet intermediaries as Meta faces legal action in the USTalking to a news channel, minister of state for electronics and IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar said that the days of free pass and immunity to th...
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