Updated August 26, 2026 at 5:26 PM EDT Sign up for NPR’s Up First morning newsletter for the stories you need to start your day. The social media company Meta and states suing it have agreed to settle a landmark federal child safety lawsuit in a move that state attorneys general hope will be a...Read More
L-R — Abideen Olasupo, Founder of FactCheck Africa; John Best UCHE, Development Communicator; & Maria Alvaro Sanchez, Project Coordinator, FIAP/EPSG …As John Best Uche, others take advocacy to EU diplomatic levels As Nigeria and many other countries create draconian laws ostensibly to check cyberbullying, a group has joined efforts to teach the GenZ segment how...Read More
DENVER (KKTV) – Attorney General Phil Weiser announced Wednesday that Meta Inc. will pay over $17 billion and implement child-safety reforms on Instagram and Facebook under a nationwide settlement. Attorney General’s office officials said the agreement, which is subject to court approval, resolves claims that Meta designed Instagram with “addictive features,” knowingly exposed young users...Read More
Imagine for a moment that you’re an Australian 14-year-old (if you are an Australian 14-year-old, well, thank you for reading Business Insider, first of all. You can skip ahead). Life is already hard enough — your toilets flush the other way, and there’s that whole cane toad problem. But worst of all, as of December 2025, your...Read More
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KATV) — Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin announced that he, along with 50 other attorneys general, has reached a $17 billion settlement with Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram. The lawsuit accused Meta of violating the law by designing addictive features targeted at children and misleading the public about platform...Read More
On Wednesday, Meta agreed to pay about $17 billion to settle claims it deliberately designed Facebook and Instagram to be addictive to children and teens, misled the public about the platforms’ safety and improperly collected children’s data. The settlement requires Meta to adopt protections for young users, including a combined two-hour daily limit on Facebook...Read More
Listen to the article 10 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Meta has announced a range of new measures designed to better protect teen users from the harms of social media overuse. However, questions remain regarding what that might mean for social media engagement more broadly, and how...Read More
Social media giant Meta will pay over $1 billion to Texas and implement sweeping protections for children as part of a settlement with the state, Attorney General Ken Paxton announced Wednesday. The settlement comes as Meta, the company behind Facebook and Instagram, tentatively agreed to a $17 billion payout to resolve a separate lawsuit brought by 33 states,...Read More
Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita announced Wednesday the state is included in the $17 billion settlement with Meta Platforms, the social media company behind Facebook and Instagram. Indiana’s portion of the settlement could range from roughly $300 million to as much as $419 million. Indiana was part of a multi-state lawsuit against the company over...Read More
Photo speed cameras will operate on school days in Youngstown to protect students. Obey 20 mph limits when beacons flash to avoid mailed citations. Stephen M. Dowell TNS The Youngstown Police Department said it will continue its automated photo speed enforcement program in schools throughout the city, starting on Tuesday, September 1. The primary objective...Read More
