Picture this. Meta flies parenting influencers to a waterfront venue overlooking Sydney Harbour, hands out personalized scout badges and gourmet s’mores, then asks them to tell their followers that blanket bans on teen social media use are a bad idea. That’s what happened, according to a new Tech Transparency Project investigation, which found Meta staged...Read More

00:00 Speaker A we had uh opening statements uh from uh both the state attorneys general as well as Meta. The uh attorney general uh for the deputy attorney General for California basically laid out um their arguments saying that, you know, the platform is made to be addictive with infinite scroll, with different ways...Read More

Fox News senior correspondent Claudia Cowan reports as opening arguments begin in a landmark lawsuit accusing Meta of designing addictive features that harm kids on ‘America Reports.’ Fox News senior correspondent Claudia Cowan reports on opening arguments in a multistate lawsuit against Meta, as states allege the tech giant intentionally designed addictive features on Facebook...Read More

Meta faces landmark trial as 29 US States challenge Instagram and Facebook over child safety A landmark federal jury trial has begun in Oakland, California, addressing a massive, multi-state lawsuit led by a bipartisan coalition of U.S. states against Meta. A coalition of States suing Meta platforms over claims Facebook and Instagram were designed in...Read More

A multi-state court case against the parent company of Facebook and Instagram that opens Tuesday could have far-reaching effects for how kids interact with social media. In this portion of the multi-district litigation, California, Colorado, Kentucky and New Jersey claim Meta violated the privacy of children and has developed and deployed “psychologically manipulative” features on...Read More

Topline Opening arguments are set to begin Tuesday in a blockbuster tech trial in which U.S. states have accused Meta, parent company of Facebook and Instagram, of targeting children with intentionally addictive features on its social media platforms, which could result in a large fine and changes to Meta’s flagship platforms. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg...Read More

MIAMI, Fla. (WKRC) – A mother was charged with child abuse and arson after posting videos to her Instagram showing her pouring hot wax on her daughters and lighting a fire in her kitchen. Police began investigating 26-year-old Meliza Campos-Sanchez on August 16 after receiving a report of a fire in her kitchen, according to...Read More

State Rep. Joe Hogan said that the 142nd House District has received funding from the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency’s (PCCD) School Safety and Security Committee (SSSC). School safety and mental health grants are open to public school entities, including school districts, career and technical schools/centers, intermediate units, and charter schools. Source link ——————————————————–...Read More

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Opening statements are set to kick off Tuesday in a pivotal trial for Meta Platforms in a California federal court, where states are seeking billions of dollars in damages for social media harms to children. Watch in the video player above. Attorneys general from California, Colorado, Kentucky and New Jersey are...Read More

People line up outside the Oakland, California federal courthouse ahead of opening arguments in the trial that four state attorneys general are bringing against Meta Platforms, Inc. John Ruwitch/NPR hide caption toggle caption John Ruwitch/NPR Sign up for alerts on breaking news and exclusive reporting from NPR OAKLAND, Calif. – An attorney representing a consortium...Read More