A serial sex attacker left free to kill due to a string of police and court blunders could face a whole life jail term after being found guilty of murdering two women and raping a third. Jobless Simon Levy’s crime spree spanned from 2018 to 2025 and included myriad sex attacks on women in public...Read More
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
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
JOHANNESBURG – A series of violent incidents at schools across the country has raised fresh concerns about the safety of learners and teachers. In the latest incident, learners at Iphutheng Primary School in Alexandra, Johannesburg, were left traumatised after two-armed men allegedly entered the school on Tuesday. It is understood the suspects entered the school...Read More
A New Mexico court has imposed a $567 million penalty on Meta over child safety failures, ruling that the company’s social media platforms endangered young users and ordering sweeping reforms to strengthen protections across Facebook and Instagram. The decision, delivered by District Judge Bryan Biedscheid in Santa Fe, found that Meta’s platform design constituted a...Read More
Topline A judge in New Mexico ordered Facebook and Instagram’s parent company Meta to pay a total of $942 million in fines for creating a “public nuisance” over its handling of child safety on its social media platforms and being a “significant” contributor to the state’s teen mental health crisis. Meta has been ordered to...Read More
