Meta has a message for the public: Don’t forget about TikTok and YouTube. After Meta’s surprise settlement of up to $18 billion in a teen addiction lawsuit on Wednesday, the company is going on the offensive to shape the narrative with a series of ads on social media and in print newspapers. The advertisements, which...Read More
Social media giant Meta has agreed to pay an $18bn settlement with US states and territories over legal claims that its Facebook and Instagram platforms are harming children, but the firm continues to deny any wrongdoing. The landmark settlement – approved by California judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers on 26 August – marks the company’s...Read More
In addition to paying out up to $18 billion and adding child safety measures, Meta’s settlement agreement with attorneys general from 29 states includes an interesting provision: the states have agreed not to sue Meta under existing child safety laws over its retention and use of children’s data. That permission is being granted for the...Read More
Nearly 300 Delaware school safety professionals gathered earlier this month at the University of Delaware for the 2026 Delaware School Safety Conference. Hosted by DEMA’s Delaware School Safety Center and the Department of Education, the conference focused on collaboration and practical strategies for preventing and responding to school safety threats, including behavioral concerns, bullying, online...Read More
BRASILIA, Brazil, Aug. 27 (UPI) — The Brazilian government has sued Discord for $97 million after failed negotiations over bringing the platform’s features into compliance with Brazilian regulations. Discord is an instant‑messaging and VoIP social platform in which users communicate through text, voice, video and shared media in private or community servers. Brazil’s Office of...Read More
BRASILIA, Brazil, Aug. 27 (UPI) — The Brazilian government has sued Discord for $97 million after failed negotiations over bringing the platform’s features into compliance with Brazilian regulations. Discord is an instant‑messaging and VoIP social platform in which users communicate through text, voice, video and shared media in private or community servers. Brazil’s Office of...Read More
WASHINGTON (TNND) — Meta is overhauling how teens will experience Instagram and Facebook after a nearly $18 billion settlement with nearly every U.S. state in a lawsuit over claims of social media addiction and failures to protect children. Users under 18 are already automatically placed in Teen Accounts, which are set to private by default...Read More
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Kids under 18 will soon see a host of changes to their Instagram and Facebook experiences thanks to a historic $18 billion settlement Meta Platforms reached Wednesday with 48 U.S. states. Besides the money, which will be paid out over a decade, Meta has agreed to strengthen its age estimates to...Read More
Yesterday, Meta, the company behind Facebook and Instagram, agreed to pay up to $17 billion to settle claims with nearly every state in the country. Texas struck its own deal worth more than $1 billion, bringing Meta’s potential payout to roughly $18 billion. But the bigger impact may not be the money, but what happens...Read More
LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — A teacher from Waverly Community Schools was sentenced by an Eaton County District Court judge Tuesday after pleading no contest to two child sex crimes stemming from a months-long “child predator operation.” Robert Herzing’s booking photograph. (Courtesy Eaton County) Robert Herzing, 34, was sentenced to five months in jail and five...Read More
