Nation Jan 28 What legal experts say about a major 'bellwether trial' over child social media addiction By Hannah Grabenstein
World Jan 16 Social media platforms removed 4.7 million accounts after Australia banned them for children younger than 16 The figures, reported to Australia's government by 10 social media platforms, were the first to show the scale of the landmark ban since it was enacted in December over fears about the effects of harmful online environments on young people. By Charlotte Graham-McLay, Associated Press
Economy Jan 12 Former Trump adviser Dina Powell McCormick named Meta president and vice chairman Powell McCormick previously served on Meta's board of directors — where, the company notes, she was “deeply engaged” in accelerating its artificial intelligence push across platforms. By Wyatte Grantham-Philips, Associated Press
Nation Dec 08 Massachusetts court hears arguments in lawsuit alleging Meta designed apps to be addictive to kids Massachusetts' highest court heard oral arguments Friday in the state's lawsuit arguing that Meta designed features on Facebook and Instagram to make them addictive to young users. By Michael Casey, Associated Press
Nation Nov 18 Meta wins historic antitrust case and won't have to spin off WhatsApp, Instagram Meta has prevailed over an existential challenge to its business after a judge ruled that the company does not hold a monopoly in social networking. By Barbara Ortutay, Associated Press
Oct 23 Who's paying for Trump's $300 million ballroom? By Liz Landers, Joshua Barajas The president has maintained that the multi-million-dollar project will be paid by private donations — and not by taxpayers. Continue reading
Oct 15 Meta removes Facebook page that tracked ICE in Chicago By Associated Press Attorney General Pam Bondi said in a post on X that “following outreach” from the DOJ, Facebook removed a “large group page” that was being used to target ICE officials. Continue reading
Oct 14 Instagram says it will limit teens to PG-13 content by default as safeguard By Barbara Ortutay, Associated Press The company is also adding an even stricter setting that parents can set up for their children. Continue reading
Sep 09 WATCH: Meta whistleblowers testify on child safety research before Senate Judiciary Committee By Kenichi Serino Former Meta researchers Jason Sattizahn and Cayce Savage are scheduled to testify Tuesday. Continue reading
Jun 26 Judge tosses authors' AI training copyright lawsuit against Meta By Matt O'Brien, Barbara Ortutay, Associated Press U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria found that 13 authors who sued Meta “made the wrong arguments.” But the judge also said that the ruling is limited to the authors in the case and does not mean that Meta’s use of… Continue reading