‘Doing very inappropriate things’: Maine man accused of having sexual chats, pictures involving pre-teen girls PITTSTON, Maine — A man from Pittston is accused of having sexual chats online with underage girls and “doing very inappropriate things” with pictures of pre-teen girls. The Kennebec County Sheriff’s Office says investigators learned about the alleged online chats...Read More
TikTok, Instagram, and Snapchat are part of everyday life for most teenagers. Yet, many young users are advocating for age restrictions or even bans, as a recent survey by Techniker Krankenkasse shows. Majority Open to Age Restrictions Almost every second teenager in Germany considers an age limit for social networks to be sensible. This is...Read More
EAST GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Michigan will receive $171 million as part of a larger settlement with Meta over the company’s role in addicting teens to social media, Attorney General Dana Nessel announced Wednesday. The agreement introduces default time limits and safety features for users under 18 on Facebook and Instagram, giving parents additional tools...Read More
Kids under 18 in the US will soon see a host of changes to their Instagram and Facebook experiences thanks to a historic US$18 billion (NZ$30 billion) settlement Meta Platforms reached Thursday with 48 US states. Besides the money, which will be paid out over a decade, Meta has agreed to strengthen its age estimates...Read More
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEWednesday, August 26, 2026Contact: comms@ncdoj.gov919-538-2809 Instagram and Facebook to Make Major Child Safety Upgrades RALEIGH – Meta, which owns Instagram and Facebook, will pay up to $645 million, with a guaranteed minimum of $451 million, to North Carolina and make major child safety upgrades to its apps in a landmark settlement with Attorney...Read More
Ohio stands to receive more than $319 million over the next decade as part of a $17.1 billion multistate settlement with Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram. The proposed agreement also requires Meta to implement new safety measures for children and teens, including time limits and expanded parental controls on Facebook and Instagram....Read More
Illinois will use its share of a multibillion-dollar legal settlement with Meta to help fix the problems the company’s social media platforms caused for children, state Attorney General Kwame Raoul told the Tribune, arguing that calls for specific spending were “premature” after a prominent teachers union pushed for the money to fill in education funding...Read More
Illinois will use its share of a multibillion-dollar legal settlement with Meta to help fix the problems the company’s social media platforms caused for children, state Attorney General Kwame Raoul told the Tribune, arguing that calls for specific spending were “premature” after a prominent teachers union pushed for the money to fill in education funding...Read More
Updated August 26, 2026 at 5:26 PM EDT Sign up for NPR’s Up First morning newsletter for the stories you need to start your day. The social media company Meta and states suing it have agreed to settle a landmark federal child safety lawsuit in a move that state attorneys general hope will be a...Read More
A different question Australia’s social media ban was introduced in response to growing concerns about rising rates of anxiety and depression among young people and the increasing use of social media. Lead author and UNSW PhD candidate Anna Bilston says governments may need to think beyond simply restricting access if they want to protect young...Read More
