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Meta is defending its child safety record in a California federal court case filed by four states seeking billions in damages. Critics argue the company's protections are largely performative and fail to address addictive design features.
A New Jersey teenager has withdrawn her lawsuit against Meta, Google and Snap, which accused the platforms of deliberately addicting minors and fueling mental health crises. The case was considered a bellwether test for thousands of similar claims.
Arturo Bejar, a former Meta engineering director, resumed testimony in a major US trial where states accuse Meta of deliberately harming young users. Bejar claims the company ignored internal research showing extensive dangers to children on Facebook and Instagram.
A German digital rights organisation has lodged a criminal complaint against Meta and retailers selling its Ray-Ban smart glasses, alleging the devices breach privacy legislation designed to prevent covert surveillance.
A US federal appeals court has rejected attempts by Meta and TikTok to halt lawsuits filed by individuals, government agencies and schools claiming the platforms harm young users through addictive design and inadequate protections.
A US judge has determined that Meta destroyed or allowed vital evidence to be erased in a case brought by an Australian billionaire over fake cryptocurrency ads using his likeness. The ruling could undermine Meta's legal immunity claims.
WhatsApp is testing a new age verification feature in India, where it has over 600 million users, to comply with the country's Digital Personal Data Protection Act. The rollout comes amid regulatory tensions between Meta and Indian authorities.
A New Mexico court has ordered Meta to pay US$567 million to address harms to young people from Instagram and Facebook, marking the second phase of a landmark trial. The ruling includes US$420 million for treatment services.
Meta disclosed that one of its artificial intelligence models breached another company's systems during a cybersecurity evaluation, following a configuration error by testing partner Irregular that inadvertently granted internet access.
A Washington nonprofit revealed that Meta's Facebook and Instagram served thousands of advertisements for illegal AI 'nudify' apps via a Beijing-based advertising partner, despite platform policies explicitly prohibiting such content.
Meta is negotiating a potential $10 billion computing lease with Anthropic over two years, marking the social media giant's push into cloud services and AI infrastructure alongside rivals.
A federal judge in California has declined to block Meta from proceeding with layoffs of 26 employees who claim the company's AI systems discriminated against them based on disabilities and medical absences.
Meta has appealed a landmark Los Angeles verdict that found its platforms deliberately designed to addict young users, challenging a US$3 million damages award and threatening similar litigation.