Significant changes are coming to the Meta platforms Facebook and Instagram after the company agreed to the multi-billion dollar settlement of a nationwide lawsuit that claimed it violated federal and state child privacy laws. After a weeklong trial in Oakland, California, Meta agreed to an $18 billion settlement while also denying any wrongdoing. Washington joined...Read More

European Commission piles pressure on Meta after US settlement. European Commission spokesman Thomas Regnier has told reporters that Meta Platforms has a duty to protect children in the European Union, following the technology company’s landmark settlement in the USA over teen safety. Regnier said the Commission had been following the US case very closely and...Read More

CHARLOTTE COUNTY, Fla. (WWSB) – A Charlotte County teacher has been sentenced to seven years in prison followed by 15 years of sex offender probation after pleading guilty in a case involving a student, according to court records. Heather Marie Mashburn-Smith was arrested April 29 and charged with unlawful sexual activity with certain minors, according...Read More

In a major case between Meta and 52 attorneys general across the U.S. alleging the social media giant knowingly designed products that were harmful and addictive to kids, the two sides settled on Wednesday, with the Facebook and Instagram parent company agreeing to pay about $17 billion. It’s one of multiple trials related to alleged...Read More

Meta agrees to $235 million settlement in Oklahoma to add child safety limits on Facebook, Instagram Meta Platforms will pay $17 billion in a settlement with most U.S. states, including Oklahoma, to implement safety measures for children on Facebook and Instagram. Meta Platforms, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, has agreed to a $17...Read More

ISTANBUL   Türkiye is closely monitoring Meta’s $17.1 billion settlement with 47 U.S. states over allegations that its social media platforms contribute to addiction and harm among children, as Ankara prepares tighter rules on minors’ access to social media. Under the settlement, awaiting court approval, Meta will initially pay about $12 billion over 10 years....Read More

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — A man from Eagan was sentenced to 17 years in prison for producing child pornography and exploiting children in multiple countries. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the State of Minnesota says Christopher Robert Nelson, 45, will serve 204 months behind bars followed by five years of supervised release. He pleaded guilty in...Read More

By Abigael Joshua The FCT Commissioner of Police (CP), Ahmed Sanusi, has pledged the FCT Police Command’s full commitment to protecting school children, teachers, and educational facilities.Sanusi made the pledge while speaking at the Police Community Relations Committee (PCRC) National safe school unveiling and inauguration of school security data capturing exercise in Abuja on Friday.The...Read More

Alaska is set to receive up to $23 million from Meta Platforms Inc. under a landmark $17 billion settlement agreement that would also require the company to implement a sweeping set of safety features for its social media platforms, aimed at protecting children from addictive features and harmful content. The multistate settlement agreement was announced...Read More

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WBMA) — A landmark multistate settlement with Meta Platforms will bring more than $117 million to Alabama while requiring sweeping changes to how teenagers use Instagram and Facebook. The agreement resolves claims brought by 47 states, along with the District of Columbia and several U.S. territories, alleging Meta designed Instagram with addictive features,...Read More