Zuckerberg Says AI Labs Have Enough Incentive to Build Safely September 16, 2026 By Chris Thomas Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg said on Tuesday that competition and liability give AI companies enough reason to act individually...
Meta Settlement Opens New Front in Global Fight Over Social Media Harm August 28, 2026 By Byron Kaye, Karen Lema and Toby Sterling Meta’s move to restrict teenagers’ use of social media in the U.S. shows companies have tools to better protect young...
Teen Drops Lawsuit Against Meta, Google and Snap Ahead of Trial August 21, 2026 By Diana Novak Jones A teen girl whose lawsuit was a test case in litigation accusing social media companies of deliberately addicting young people...
Zuckerberg Did Not Make Child Safety a Priority at Meta, Former Engineer Testifies August 20, 2026 By Kenrick Cai, Diana Novak Jones and Jonathan Stempel A former engineering director at Meta Platforms testified on Wednesday that CEO Mark Zuckerberg was responsible for a culture that...
Meta Stares Down Trillion-Dollar Threat as Landmark Social Media Trial Begins August 18, 2026 By Madlin Mekelburg Meta Platforms Inc. is headed to court Tuesday for a high-stakes showdown with a coalition of state attorneys general over...
Appeals Court: Social Media Companies Must Face Thousands of Addiction Lawsuits August 11, 2026 By Diana Novak Jones A U.S. appeals court on Monday allowed thousands of lawsuits to move forward against Meta Platforms, Alphabet’s Google, ByteDance’s TikTok,...
Meta AI Model Accessed Internet, Hacked Outside Firm August 6, 2026 By Riley Griffin and Rachel Metz Meta Platforms Inc. said one of its artificial intelligence models accessed the internet and hacked into an outside service’s systems...
Meta Says States Seek $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 July 6 that four states were seeking $1.4 trillion in penalties over...
EU to Escalate Meta Probe Into Addictive Design That Hooks Kids June 24, 2026 By Gian Volpicelli and Samuel Stolton The European Union is set to ramp up an investigation into Meta Platforms Inc. that alleges its products are addictive...
Google and Meta Denied New Trial in Youth Social Media Addiction Case June 11, 2026 By Jody Godoy A state court judge has denied motions by Meta Platforms and Google’s YouTube seeking a new trial after a jury...