California County Suing Meta Over Scam Ads May 11, 2026 By Jeff Horwitz California’s Santa Clara County has sued Meta Platforms, alleging it has profited from Facebook and Instagram ads promoting scams in...
New Mexico Seeks Changes to Meta Platforms in Youth Harm Trial May 4, 2026 By Diana Novak Jones A trial is slated to begin in New Mexico on Monday that will test the state’s claims that Meta’s Facebook,...
Iowa AG Sues Meta Over Alleged Deceptive Practices on Instagram April 10, 2026 Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird announced she has filed a lawsuit against Meta and several of its subsidiaries, including Instagram...
Meta Funds Seven Gas Plants for Biggest Data Center March 27, 2026 By Riley Griffin and Josh Saul Meta Platforms Inc. is paying for the construction of seven new natural gas-fired plants to fuel its most power-hungry data...
Meta, Google Lose Case Over Social Media Harm to Kids March 26, 2026 By Dawn Chmielewski, Courtney Rozen and Jody Godoy A Los Angeles jury on Wednesday found Meta and Alphabet’s Google negligent for designing social media platforms that are harmful...
California Weighs Crackdown on Social Media for Kids Under 16 March 19, 2026 By Alicia Clanton The home of the world’s highest-flying social media companies is considering a measure to clip their wings. A bipartisan bill...
New Mexico Jurors Heard From Zuckerberg in Meta Child Safety Trial March 6, 2026 By Morgan Lee Jurors in a bellwether trial about the impacts of social media on children watched a deposition of Meta CEO Mark...
Meta Trial in New Mexico Highlights Video Depositions by Top Executives March 5, 2026 By Morgan Lee Prosecutors began presenting never-before-seen video depositions of Meta executives at a trial in New Mexico on Tuesday to bolster accusations...
New Mexico Lawsuit Accuses Meta of Failing to Protect Children February 11, 2026 By Morgan Lee Meta has failed to disclose what it knows about the harmful effect of its platforms on children in violation of...
Instagram, YouTube Addiction Trial Kicks Off in Los Angeles February 9, 2026 By Jody Godoy A California state court case over whether Instagram and YouTube harmed a woman’s mental health through addictive app design kicks...