Meta and states settle landmark case over harms to children for $16.6 billion Meta has agreed to an about $17 billion settlement to resolve claims brought by 29 state attorneys general that it intentionally designed addictive platforms that harmed young people’s mental health, according to a court filing Wednesday. Video above: States v. Meta: the...Read More
Si vous êtes partenaire autorisé, abonné au Monde, ou si vous souhaitez obtenir une autorisation d’accès à ce contenu, merci de contacter : licensing[@]groupelemonde.fr en joignant une copie de cette page d’erreur, incluant votre adresse IP et votre identifiant de requête (RID). English version Your traffic has been identified as automated (bot activity). If you...Read More
A Malaysian woman, suspected to have been recruited to Hong Kong by a scam syndicate, has been arrested for allegedly scamming money from victims of telephone scams. Police received reports from two elderly men, aged 80 and 88, last Tuesday and Wednesday. Both said they had received calls from scammers posing as relatives who claimed...Read More
Interpol has identified 263 suspects and secured 58 arrests in an eight-month operation targeting West African organized crime groups involved in cyber-enabled financial fraud and other crimes. Operation Jackal IV ran from November 2025 to June 2026 across 22 countries on six continents. On August 25 Interpol said the operation aimed to disrupt money laundering,...Read More
Local News As area students return to classrooms, the Michigan Office of Highway Safety Planning (OHSP) and local residents are urging drivers to watch for students and obey school bus laws. (Courtesy photo) This Daily Press file graphic from Aug. 23, 1999, warns residents to obey traffic laws. 1 / 2 expand close ✕ As...Read More
Illegal marketplaces are moving far beyond the familiar image of a hidden website reachable only through specialized software. According to a new study published in the Journal of Big Data, illicit sales activity now stretches across a shifting ecosystem that includes the deep and dark web, Telegram, Reddit, and Pastebin. These spaces can be used...Read More
OSLO, Norway — A pro-Russian hacker group on Wednesday claimed responsibility for a cyberattack that has affected multiple Norwegian government digital services over the past three days. The cyberattack has been ongoing since Monday, said Are Kvistad, a spokesperson for the Norwegian Digitalization Agency (Digdir), the state body in charge of making Norway’s public services...Read More
Cybersecurity has been a hot industry for several years, with Grand View Research projecting an 11.9% compound annual growth rate (CAGR) through 2033. However, artificial intelligence (AI) is heating up the need for cybersecurity. Each AI agent and model needs cybersecurity. Furthermore, hackers can use AI to hack more targets, and cybersecurity companies use AI...Read More
On age verification, the court said federal children’s privacy law prevents Meta from applying certain verification tools to children under 13. Instead, the judge ordered Meta to improve its existing age-assurance tools in New Mexico — including artificial intelligence-based age estimation — and to develop a dedicated model for identifying users under 13 within two...Read More
The negative effects of social media on young people have been felt in Florida and across the United States. In response, the Sunshine State’s legislature has attempted to strengthen Florida’s social media laws to protect children and teenagers. If your family has been harmed, social media laws in Florida may allow you to recover damages....Read More
