A Texas judge ruled on Thursday that TikTok violated the state’s consumer protection law by misleading users about how the platform filtered content for minors and the effectiveness of its Restricted Mode feature. Texas sued TikTok in January 2025, accusing the company of marketing its platform as safe for children while failing to provide the...Read More
TikTok rejected ads from Meta urging it and YouTube to join Meta’s multibillion-dollar child safety settlement with U.S. states, escalating a public fight between some of the world’s largest social platforms. Why it matters. Meta needs its rivals to come to the table. Part of Meta’s settlement is contingent on other major platforms agreeing to...Read More
A Texas judge granted the state partial summary judgment against TikTok over deceptive claims about content safeguards for minors. | Illustration created by DX. A Travis County judge ruled Thursday that TikTok violated Texas consumer protection law by misleading consumers about safeguards meant to protect minors from inappropriate content. Judge Cory Liu of the 250th...Read More
California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday signed 13 pieces of legislation into law that put strict rules on how social media companies present content to teenagers in the state. The laws prohibit social media companies from using addictive features like infinite scrolling and autoplay videos for users under 16; require companies to tell a teen...Read More
Attorney General Ken Paxton secured a major legal victory in the fight to hold TikTok accountable for harming children. This makes Texas the first state in the nation to hold TikTok liable for misleading parents about the safety of its platform and for exposing children to inappropriate content. Image for illustration purposes. TikTok logo: Public Domain...Read More
TikTok reportedly declined to run ads from Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta urging the company and fellow social media rival YouTube to join the Instagram parent’s landmark child safety settlement. Meta’s historic $18 billion settlement with a coalition of state attorneys general came with some bizarre terms. Meta is initially only required to pay 70% of the...Read More
By Rajwa Quasim A Texas court ruled Thursday that TikTok violated state consumer protection law by giving users an inaccurate impression of how its child-safety safeguards worked. The lawsuit dates to January 2025, when Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton accused the social media giant of marketing its app as a safe space for minors while...Read More
The Biden administration’s decision-making on imposing tariffs on refined copper is pending, with the focus on balancing manufacturing cost concerns with the benefits of promoting domestic mining. This move comes amidst political pressures tied to affordability concerns ahead of November’s elections. Amidst economic and political debates, the Trump administration’s proposal to remove grace periods for...Read More
By Bianca Iboma -Emefu Child safety experts have demanded clearer safeguarding standards in schools and heightened vigilance over children’s online activities, warning that new forms of exploitation are expanding the risks young people face. The call was made at the annual child safety outreach organised by Adejumoke Sangolana, founder of SafeKids Foundation. Speakers stressed that...Read More
