2+ week, 4+ day ago   (432+ words) Meta agrees to pay up to $17.1 billion to settle claims that Facebook and Instagram were designed to addict children and mishandled young users’ data. The settlement was reached during a California trial over claims brought by 29 US states, averting one…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (331+ words) WhatsApp strengthens account security with more robust two-step verification, multi-device passkeys and added context for calls from unknown numbers. WhatsApp announced on Tuesday that it is launching new security features and updates to help users keep their accounts secure, including…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (688+ words) Government authorities sought the removal of nearly 2.98 lakh URLs from social media and online platforms between March and July 2026. State governments accounted for more than four-fifths of the requests, while the figures have renewed attention on India’s faster content takedown…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (532+ words) A teenage plaintiff has dropped her claims against Meta, Google and Snap in a closely watched social media addiction case, weeks before it was due to go to trial. The lawsuit was one of several bellwether cases expected to test…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (375+ words) Meta is facing fresh scrutiny after its platforms carried ads for an AI app allegedly used to create sexualised deepfakes, despite the company’s policies prohibiting such content. According to the report, the ads were exclusively targeted at male users and…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (122+ words) Meta is facing a trillion-dollar trial. US states accuse Meta of deliberately designing its platforms to hook young users, collecting children’s data without proper consent, and using features such as infinite scroll and recommendation algorithms to maximize engagement. They are…...