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From Australia to Europe, countries move to curb children's social media access

Australia in December became the world's first country to ban social media for children under 16, blocking them from platforms including TikTok, Alphabet's YouTube and

From Australia to Europe, countries move to curb children's social media access
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Meta reaches $18 billion settlement with states in landmark trial over teen social media addiction

Meta has agreed to pay up to $18 billion and add stronger child-safety measures to its Facebook and Instagram platforms as part of a landmark legal settlement

Meta reaches $18 billion settlement with states in landmark trial over teen social media addiction
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Meta reaches $16.68 billion settlement over social media harms to children

Meta Platforms agreed to pay a maximum $16.68 billion and make major changes to Facebook and Instagram to resolve claims by states across the U.S. that the

Meta reaches $16.68 billion settlement over social media harms to children
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Instagram head Mosseri, at children's addiction trial, says few teenagers knew of safety feature

The top executive at Instagram said few teenagers used a key safety feature to limit their use before

Instagram head Mosseri, at children's addiction trial, says few teenagers knew of safety feature
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The latest dangerous social media trend that ‘gamifies’ deadly driving

The latest dangerous social media trend that ‘gamifies’ deadly driving

The latest dangerous social media trend that ‘gamifies’ deadly driving
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Meta defends its child safety efforts but critics say the social media giant falls short

Meta is defending itself in a California federal court against allegations that its social media business poses harms to children and teenagers

Meta defends its child safety efforts but critics say the social media giant falls short
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Mark Zuckerberg encouraged growth over child safety, ex-Meta executive testifies at trial

A former engineering director at Meta Platforms testified on Wednesday that CEO Mark Zuckerberg fostered

Mark Zuckerberg encouraged growth over child safety, ex-Meta executive testifies at trial
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Trial for Meta begins with states arguing its platforms preyed on vulnerability of young brains

Opening statements started Tuesday in a pivotal trial for Meta Platforms in a California federal court, where states are seeking billions of dollars in damages for social media harms to children

Trial for Meta begins with states arguing its platforms preyed on vulnerability of young brains
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Meta is back in the courtroom to face its biggest social media addiction trial yet

Meta is back in the courtroom to face its biggest social media addiction trial yet

Meta is back in the courtroom to face its biggest social media addiction trial yet
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Meta rejects claims it sought to hook children to Facebook, Instagram as landmark trial begins

Meta Platforms rejected accusations by U.S. states that it intentionally sought to addict children to its Facebook and Instagram platforms

Meta rejects claims it sought to hook children to Facebook, Instagram as landmark trial begins
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Why states fought to present a united case against Meta over youth social media harms

As opening statements get underway in a landmark trial over claims that Meta Platforms misled the public about the safety of Instagram and Facebook for young

Why states fought to present a united case against Meta over youth social media harms
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States take Meta to trial in California in the biggest fight yet over social media harms to children

Of the thousands of lawsuits Meta faces over child safety on its platforms, none may be more consequential than one going to trial this week in California

States take Meta to trial in California in the biggest fight yet over social media harms to children
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New Mexico jurors watch Zuckerberg deposition in Meta child safety bellwether trial

Jurors in a bellwether trial about the impacts of social media on children are studying a deposition from Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg

New Mexico jurors watch Zuckerberg deposition in Meta child safety bellwether trial
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Meta says it has taken down 756,000 Australian teen accounts as ban enforcement looms

Facebook and Instagram owner Meta said on Thursday it had taken down more than 750,000 accounts it suspected were held by Australians aged under 16 since a world-first ban

Meta says it has taken down 756,000 Australian teen accounts as ban enforcement looms
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Meta, 29 states head to court in biggest test yet of youth social media litigation

Meta Platforms will face a coalition of state attorneys general in a California federal court trial beginning on Wednesday over claims it engineered Facebook

Meta, 29 states head to court in biggest test yet of youth social media litigation
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Two brothers show the world that autism is no barrier to independence

Two brothers show the world that autism is no barrier to independence

Two brothers show the world that autism is no barrier to independence
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YouTube joins Meta in appealing a jury verdict that faulted them for users' social media addiction

YouTube has appealed a landmark social media addiction lawsuit verdict in Los Angeles

YouTube joins Meta in appealing a jury verdict that faulted them for users' social media addiction
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Meta appeals landmark jury verdict that found it to blame for social media addiction for young users

Meta, the parent company of Instagram and Facebook, is appealing the verdict of a landmark social media addiction lawsuit in Los Angeles

Meta appeals landmark jury verdict that found it to blame for social media addiction for young users
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EU tells Instagram, Facebook to change addictive features or risk fines

The EU charged Meta Platforms' Instagram and Facebook on Friday with breaching its tech rules, with regulators targeting features they say are designed to

EU tells Instagram, Facebook to change addictive features or risk fines
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EU demands Facebook and Instagram dismantle design features it calls addictive for users

The European Union is accusing Meta of breaching social media laws by designing Facebook and Instagram to be addictive

EU demands Facebook and Instagram dismantle design features it calls addictive for users
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Meta says US states are seeking $1.4 trillion in penalties in August youth safety trial

Meta Platforms said in a court filing on Monday that four states were seeking $1.4 trillion in penalties over accusations the company designed its Facebook and

Meta says US states are seeking $1.4 trillion in penalties in August youth safety trial
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Meta's Zuckerberg says AI agent tech progressing slower than expected

Meta Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg acknowledged shortcomings in the company's sweeping restructuring at an internal town hall on

Meta's Zuckerberg says AI agent tech progressing slower than expected
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Meta loses bid to dismiss US states' claims that Facebook, Instagram addict children

A federal judge rejected Meta Platforms' bid to dismiss a lawsuit by 29 U.S. state attorneys general accusing it of designing Facebook and Instagram to addict

Meta loses bid to dismiss US states' claims that Facebook, Instagram addict children
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Zuckerberg asks Meta to explore working with Polymarket and Kalshi, NYT reports

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has urged his lieutenants to explore partnerships with the popular prediction markets Polymarket and Kalshi as his company builds a similar app, the New

Zuckerberg asks Meta to explore working with Polymarket and Kalshi, NYT reports