BATON ROUGE, La. (WVUE) – Louisiana has agreed to a settlement with Meta over concerns that its apps are addictive to children, according to Attorney General Liz Murrill. The state will receive $180 million spread out over nine years. Forty-eight other states are also part of the settlement. The money will go toward things like...Read More
Meta Platforms has agreed to pay up to $16.68 billion to settle a sweeping legal challenge brought by US states over allegations that Facebook and Instagram were designed to encourage addictive use among children, misled consumers about platform safety and improperly collected personal data from underage users. The agreement brings an early end to a...Read More
Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) (AFP) – The Brazilian government on Wednesday said it was suing the Discord messaging platform for nearly $100 million in damages over its alleged failure to protect children from harmful content and demanded it adopt stronger safeguards. Issued on: 27/08/2026 – 02:08 2 min Reading time Brazil’s National Data Protection Agency...Read More
Delaware will receive up to $103 million from Meta – the parent company of Facebook and Instagram – to settle a multistate lawsuit. As part of the settlement – which still needs final federal court approval – Delaware will receive a guaranteed $73.6 million over the next 10 years starting with an $11 million payment...Read More
WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) – As part of a 48-state settlement over social media addiction claims totaling more than $17 billion, Kansas will receive $134 million. It also reignites the issue of social media addiction and dangerous behaviors that can lead to devastating circumstances. For Kansas advocates, the settlement of a lawsuit that claimed social media...Read More
WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) – As part of a 48-state settlement over social media addiction claims totaling more than $17 billion, Kansas will receive $134 million. It also reignites the issue of social media addiction and dangerous behaviors that can lead to devastating circumstances. For Kansas advocates, the settlement of a lawsuit that claimed social media...Read More
On Wednesday, Meta, the company that owns Facebook and Instagram, announced a landmark legal settlement in a trial spanning 48 states, Washington, D.C., and three U.S. territories. In addition to paying up to $18 billion to those states and territories, the company has agreed to make significant changes to its social-media platforms, including imposing two-hour...Read More
As part of the settlement, the social media giant has agreed to make a number of changes to the way Instagram and Facebook operate for its youngest users. Some experts say it is long overdue. The new safety barriers include a two-hour time limit across both platforms, which will be a default setting for known...Read More
The Brazilian government on Wednesday said it was suing the Discord messaging platform for nearly $100 million in damages over its alleged failure to protect children from harmful content and demanded it adopt stronger safeguards. The Brazilian government on Wednesday said it was suing the Discord messaging platform for nearly $100 million in damages over...Read More
By Nora O’Malley Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Ucluelet, BC – On August 22, Ucluelet RCMP received notification from Federal Policing – Pacific Region (Drugs and Organized Crime), in collaboration with the FBI, of a BOLO (Be on the lookout) alert for a sailing vessel associated to Donald Steven Lang. Lang, 62, is wanted by the...Read More
