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
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
TOPEKA – (August 26, 2026) – Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach today announced a landmark $17.1 billion multistate settlement with Meta Platforms, Inc.—one of the largest state consumer protection settlements in history outside of the Big Tobacco settlements of the 1990s. In addition to the payment, Meta must implement a sweeping set of safety features...Read More
Chris Hansen is getting ahead of the story by buying ads that will run before every screening of A24’s movie about him. Audiences who go to see Robert Pattinson play the infamous To Catch a Predator host in the upcoming thriller Primetime will first be met with a pre-show spot that Hansen himself bought to...Read More
Meta and gaming platform Roblox have agreed to strengthen protections for children and teenagers in the Philippines following talks with government officials, the country’s information and communications technology secretary said on Thursday. The measures include age verification, parental controls, faster removal of harmful content and closer cooperation with law enforcement, Information and Communications Technology Secretary...Read More
Meta’s massive proposed settlement over claims of social media harm doesn’t remove the need for legislation that would govern use of online platforms by children and teens, leading lawmakers and advocacy groups said Wednesday. A group of 47 states with the District of Columbia and U.S. territories reached the settlement with the owner of Facebook...Read More
Meta Platforms has recently reached a settlement worth up to $18 billion with 29 U.S. states over child safety on Facebook and Instagram. As part of the agreement, the company will implement new restrictions on how children use its platforms. The proposed settlement which requires court approval would see the company pay around $12.7 billion...Read More
The European Commission last month found Meta to be in breach of its Digital Services Act (DSA), one of several laws aimed at reining in Big Tech in the 27-nation bloc, ordering it to propose ways to make its platforms safer for children. European Commission spokesman Thomas Regnier said the EU has had new “exchanges”...Read More
