Instagram, Facebook Ran AI ‘Nudify’ Ads from China, NGO Says July 29, 2026 By Newley Purnell The advertising partner has reportedly been responsible in recent months for 7,600 ads for mobile apps that can transpose women's...
Meta Employees Say AI-Driven Layoff Picks Hit Workers on Medical And Parental Leave in Suit July 20, 2026 By Barbara Ortutay and Alexandra Olson A group of 26 Meta employees has sued the company, claiming it used artificial intelligence systems to select people for...
US Launching AI and Cybersecurity Coordination Group, White House Says July 15, 2026 By Courtney Rozen The U.S. will formally bring together AI developers and essential services providers to share information on cybersecurity vulnerabilities identified by...
Meta Says States Seeking $1.4 Trillion in Penalties in August Youth Safety Trial July 7, 2026 By Diana Novak Jones Meta Platforms said in a court filing on Monday that four states were seeking $1.4 trillion in penalties over accusations...
Meta Loses Bid to Dismiss States’ Claims That Facebook, Instagram Addict Children July 1, 2026 By Jonathan Stempel A federal judge rejected Meta Platforms’ bid to dismiss a lawsuit by 29 U.S. state attorneys general accusing it of...
EU to Escalate Meta Probe Into Addictive Design That Hooks Kids June 23, 2026 By Gian Volpicelli and Samuel Stolton The EU is set to ramp up an investigation into Meta that alleges its products are addictive to children, as...
Meta Lobbies Congress for Protection From Child-Harm Lawsuits June 19, 2026 By Jody Godoy Meta Platforms has lobbied the U.S. Congress for legal immunity from child-harm claims tied to social media products such as...
US Supreme Court Denies Meta’s Challenge to Vermont Social Media Addiction Lawsuit May 26, 2026 By Andrew Chung The U.S. Supreme Court declined on Tuesday to hear a bid by Meta Platforms to avoid a lawsuit brought by...
Meta Settles School Suit Over Social Media, Averting First Trial May 21, 2026 By Alexandra S. Levine, Olivia Carville and Madlin Mekelburg Meta Platforms Inc. reached an agreement to settle a landmark lawsuit alleging that addiction to Instagram and other top social...
Snap, YouTube Settle School-Social Media Suit Ahead of Trial May 18, 2026 By Alexandra S. Levine and Madlin Mekelburg Google’s YouTube and Snap Inc. reached agreements to settle the first lawsuit headed to trial over claims that addiction to...