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Mark Zuckerberg apologizes to social media abuse victims and their families
During a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on social media safety, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg stood to address families of people who committed suicide or were exploited as a result of social media abuse.
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Court document claims Meta knowingly designed its platforms to hook kids
Facebook parent Meta Platforms deliberately engineered its social platforms to hook kids and knew — but never disclosed — it had received millions of complaints about underage users on Instagram but only disabled a fraction of those accounts, California Attorney General Rob Bonta said citing to a newly unredacted complaint.
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Court document claims Meta knowingly designed its platforms to hook kids
Stunning new details are emerging in a federal lawsuit against Meta. The attorney general says a newly-unredacted complaint shows just how far the social media giant was willing to go to attract young children to its platforms. Ian Cull spoke with the attorney general, and explains the newly un-redacted information.
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States sue Meta claiming its social platforms are addictive and harming children's mental health
Dozens of US states, including California and New York, are suing Meta Platforms Inc. for harming young people’s mental health and contributing the youth mental health crisis by knowingly designing features on Instagram and Facebook that addict children to its platforms. Scott Budman reports.
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States sue Meta claiming its social platforms are addictive and harming children's mental health
A group of 33 states including California, New York, Arizona and Indiana are suing Meta Platforms Inc. for harming young people’s mental health and contributing to the youth mental health crisis.
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Filing a claim in the $725M Facebook settlement? Here's how to find your username and other details you need
You may be eligible for a payout as part of a $725 million class-action settlement against Facebook’s parent company Meta. But time is running out to file a claim — and you’ll need a few details on hand in order to do so correctly.
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Time running out: Just days to file a claim in nationwide Facebook settlement
Time is running out for eligible Facebook users to file a claim in a new nationwide settlement involving the social media giant and its parent company Meta.
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Phishing scams targeting small business on social media including Meta are a ‘gold mine' for criminals
Small business owners say social media giants including Meta aren’t doing enough to prevent them from becoming hacking victims.
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Elon Musk says he may need surgery; date for ‘cage match' with Mark Zuckerberg ‘in flux'
Elon Musk says he may need to get surgery before a proposed “cage match” with Mark Zuckerberg.
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You have 1 month left to file a claim in the nationwide Facebook settlement
Eligible Facebook users have just one month left to file a claim in a new nationwide settlement involving the social media giant.
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Interns and college students are using virtual reality to learn office skills without ‘repercussions'—but not everyone is sold on the metaverse
Companies like Apple, Meta and Microsoft are all experimenting with VR tech. The results are mixed.
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Deadline to file a claim in the new, nationwide Facebook settlement is next month
The deadline for Facebook users to file a claim in a new nationwide settlement is fast approaching.
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Meta Says It Will Block Facebook News in California If Recently Advanced Bill Becomes Law
The California Journalism Preservation Act still needs to be approved by the state Senate and signed by Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom to become law.
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Wish You Could Tweak That Text? WhatsApp Now Lets Users Edit Messages
The popular chat app announced the update in a blog post Monday.
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Meta Fined Record $1.3 Billion and Ordered to Stop Sending European User Data to US
The European Union has slapped Meta with a record $1.3 billion privacy fine and ordered it to stop transferring users’ personal information to the United States by October.
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FTC: Facebook Misled Parents, Failed to Guard Kids' Privacy
U.S. regulators say Facebook misled parents and failed to protect the privacy of children using its Messenger Kids app.
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Meta Has Started Its Latest Round of Layoffs, Focusing on Technical Employees
Meta has begun saying goodbye to some technical workers, following plans announced in March to lay off 10,000 employees.
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‘Take It Down:' A New Tool Aims to Give Teens the Power to Remove Explicit Images
“Once you send that photo, you can’t take it back,” goes the warning to teenagers, often ignoring the reality that many teens send explicit images of themselves under duress, or without understanding the consequences.
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Meta Is Rolling Out a New Paid Verification Subscription Service for Instagram and Facebook Users
Meta announced a new paid verification subscription service for $11.99 a month on the web and $14.99 a month on iOS.
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Facebook and Instagram Will Reinstate Trump After Two-Year Ban
The decision comes two years after Trump’s suspension on Facebook was enacted following the 2021 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.