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Meta to cut 8,000 jobs, 10% of staff as it pours billions into AI

  • Apr 24
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Facebook should nix accounts that defraud, DA says

  • Apr 10

Jury awards $6 million in damages in landmark social media trial

  • Mar 26

Woman describes childhood social media addiction in court

  • Feb 27

Head of Instagram takes the stand in landmark social media trial

  • Feb 12

Lawyer argues social media is addicting for children in landmark trial

  • Feb 10

Social media platforms removed 4.7M accounts after Australia ban

  • Jan 16

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  • Dec 16, 2025

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Facebook, Instagram replacing fact-checkers with community notes for users

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  • May 16, 2024
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Australia to enforce social media age limit of 16 next week with fines up to $33 million

Social media platforms must report monthly how many children's accounts they close once Australia begins enforcing its 16-year age limit next week.

  • Dec 5, 2025

Warning about Facebook ad offering popular chocolate in bulk

A woman is sharing her story as a warning about a Facebook ad offering a popular chocolate in bulk, perfect for the holidays.

  • Nov 25, 2025

Meta prevails in historic FTC antitrust case, won't have to break off WhatsApp, Instagram

Meta has prevailed over an existential challenge to its business that could have forced the tech giant to spin off Instagram and WhatsApp after a judge ruled that the company does not hold a monopoly in social networking.

  • Nov 18, 2025

Denmark's government aims to ban access to social media for children under 15

Denmark's government on Friday announced an agreement to ban access to social media for anyone under 15, ratcheting up pressure on Big Tech platforms as concerns grow that kids are getting too swept up in a digitized world of harmful content and commercial interests.

  • Nov 7, 2025

Grieving families hold vigil outside New York City Meta office, demand more protections for kids

Dozens of families rallied outside Meta's office in New York City and held a vigil to send a message about protecting kids online.

  • Apr 24, 2025