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Meta reaches $16.68 billion settlement over social media harms to children

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Meta reaches .68 billion settlement over social media harms to children

Meta also agreed to make changes for teenage users of Facebook and Instagram nationwide, including ‌daily usage limits and nighttime blocks, court papers show. File | Photo Credit: Reuters ​Meta Platforms agreed to pay a maximum $16.68 billion as part of a settlement to resolve claims brought by states across the ‌country that the company…

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Can’t monitor court clips on recusal plea by Kejriwal: Meta, Google to Delhi High Court

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Can’t monitor court clips on recusal plea by Kejriwal: Meta, Google to Delhi High Court

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convener and former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. | Photo Credit: File photo Google and Meta have informed the Delhi High Court that they cannot proactively monitor and act against the unauthorised publication and dissemination of clips of court hearing on former chief minister Arvind Kejriwal’s plea seeking recusal of…

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Meta’s social networks down for thousands of users

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Meta’s social networks down for thousands of users

Since the numbers on Downdetector are based on user-submitted reports, the ‌actual number of affected ​users may vary. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Facebook-parent Meta said on Friday (June 12, 2026) ​that users were ‌having trouble accessing the ​social media company’s ⁠services. “We’re aware people are currently having trouble accessing our ‌services. We’re working on…

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Meta Halts Teens’ Access To AI Characters Worldwide Until Updated Experience Is Ready

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Meta on Friday, Jan. 23, informed that it is halting teens’ access to its artificial intelligence (AI) characters worldwide across all its apps.  In a blog post, the owner of WhatsApp and Instagram said that this will start in the “coming weeks” and teenagers will no longer be allowed to access its AI characters “until…

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Why Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg Was Almost Sentenced To Death In Pakistan

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Why Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg Was Almost Sentenced To Death In Pakistan

Mark Zuckerberg, the CEO of Meta, recently shared a harrowing experience during an interview with Joe Rogan, revealing that he was once at risk of being sentenced to death in Pakistan due to content posted on Facebook. This startling admission came amid ongoing legal battles between Meta and the Pakistani government, which has accused the…

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Meta To Pay Trump $25 Million To Settle 2021 Account Ban Lawsuit: Report

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Meta To Pay Trump Million To Settle 2021 Account Ban Lawsuit: Report

Washington: Meta has agreed to pay President Donald Trump $25 million to settle a 2021 lawsuit he filed claiming he was wrongfully censored by Facebook and Instagram after the US Capitol riot, the company said Wednesday. The Wall Street Journal first reported the settlement of the suit brought against Meta and its chief executive Mark…

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Law Tribunal Suspends Antitrust Ban On WhatsApp-Meta Data Sharing

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Law Tribunal Suspends Antitrust Ban On WhatsApp-Meta Data Sharing

New Delhi: In a respite for Mark Zuckerberg-run Meta, the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) on Thursday stayed the five-year ban imposed by the Competition Commission of India (CCI) on WhatsApp for its data-sharing practices. The NCLAT bench, led by Justice Ashok Bhushan, said such a ban could disrupt WhatsApp’s business model in the…

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Meta To Fire 3,600 Employees; Mark Zuckerberg Says Will Hire New People

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Meta To Fire 3,600 Employees; Mark Zuckerberg Says Will Hire New People

San Francisco: Meta plans to dismiss approximately 3,600 employees identified as low performers and replace them with new hires, according to an internal memo reported by Bloomberg on Tuesday. The company, which owns Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, confirmed to AFP that CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s decision will affect five percent of its workforce. Meta had approximately…

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Donald Trump, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg Meet In Florida: Report

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Donald Trump, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg Meet In Florida: Report

Meta scrapped its fact-checking program in US. (File photo) Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg met with US President-elect Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago on Friday, Semafor news website reported, citing a source familiar with the matter. Meta and Trump’s transition team did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment. The US tech giant on Friday…

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Biden Slams Meta Decision To End US Fact-Checking

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Biden Slams Meta Decision To End US Fact-Checking

Washington: US President Joe Biden on Friday condemned tech giant Meta’s “shameful” decision to end its third-party fact-checking program in the United States. “I think it’s really shameful,” Biden told reporters at the White House when asked about the announcement. “Telling the truth matters.” Biden added: “You think it doesn’t matter that they let be…

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