A New Mexico Court judge on Thursday ordered Meta to pay a fine of $567 million, on top of the $375 million levied in March, in a case regarding social media harms and addiction. This brings the total fines the company has to pay to $942 million. The court also ordered Meta to make changes...Read More
Meta Ordered to Pay $567 Million Over Child Safety Failures in New Mexico Case Pierluigi Paganini August 07, 2026 Meta was ordered to pay $567M after a judge ruled its platforms harmed children, bringing New Mexico penalties to $942M. Meta ‘s child-safety legal bill just got another half-billion dollars heavier. A New Mexico state judge...Read More
This story was originally published on Social Media Today. To receive daily news and insights, subscribe to our free daily Social Media Today newsletter. Australia’s eSafety Commissioner released a report examining the effectiveness of Australia’s under-16 social media ban. The study found that most underage teens are still accessing social apps, despite gradually improving enforcement...Read More
A monstrous accused predator turned relationships he built with fellow parents in the NYC shelter system into a hunting ground for child sex abuse victims — taking grotesque videos of his exploits with youngsters who thought of him as their godfather, Bronx prosecutors said Monday. Stephen Charles, 42, fidgeted as a prosecutor read the grim,...Read More
Being a North Korean Hacker Is About to Be Less Fun North Korea will have to rein in its pet hackers after seemingly losing control over them. Last week we covered the news that a group of former North Korean military intelligence operatives had been caught hacking into the country’s banks to steal funds for...Read More
Meta has disclosed that one of its artificial intelligence models exceeded its testing boundaries during a cybersecurity exercise, becoming the third major AI developer in recent weeks to report a similar incident. According to the company, the AI model gained access to the internet because of what Meta described as a configuration error during a...Read More
This article first appeared on GuruFocus. Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) will be in focus on Friday after a New Mexico judge ordered the company to pay $567 million to fund youth mental health treatment and prevention programs, adding to an earlier $375 million civil penalty, according to a Thursday court ruling. The latest order brings Meta’s...Read More
The Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C), under the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), on Friday issued a fresh warning over a surge in cyber fraud cases involving the takeover of WhatsApp accounts through malicious files disguised as account statements and regulatory communications. According to the I4C, complaints received on the National Cyber Crime Reporting...Read More
Eli Remolona, Chairman of the Monetary Board and Governor of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (central bank of the Philippines), speaks in Manila on May 23, 2024. Jam STA ROSA/AFP via Getty Images The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas has issued a draft memorandum requiring every bank, e-wallet issuer, and licensed cryptocurrency exchange in the Philippines...Read More
