Please ensure Javascript is enabled for purposes of website accessibilityJury orders Meta to pay $375 million in New Mexico child safety deception case Sun, 29 Mar 2026 18:47:43 GMT (1774810063242) Gallery – News3 v1.0.0 (common) 13ed82853274a94e6d0176ba2c0f3eadf0661dd3 Fallback Presentation. Using deprecated PresentationRouter. Skip to main content ———————————————— Source linkRead More
Spending time on social media has become almost a way of life for most adults — scrolling through videos of cuddly cats and wacky dances for hours a day. Advertisement Cleveland Clinic is a non-profit academic medical center. Advertising on our site helps support our mission. We do not endorse non-Cleveland Clinic products or services....Read More
SANTA FE, N.M. — A New Mexico jury on Tuesday found Meta culpable for failing to protect the state’s teenagers on the digital giant’s platforms and ordered the parent company of Facebook and Instagram to pay a $375 million penalty. The civil penalties were levied for violations of New Mexico’s consumer protection laws, The Albuquerque...Read More
In a heartbreaking incident from Cairo, Egypt, a 13-year-old boy died after eating three packets of uncooked instant noodles, as per reports. The teenager felt unwell just half an hour after eating the dry noodles, according to local media. He soon developed severe abdominal pain, excessive sweating, and vomiting, and shortly after he he passed...Read More
At the outset, let me state that I oppose bans. What people read or watch should not be a state matter. A social media ban, however, is not straightforward. As childhoods fall into the addictive trap of screens and scrolling, it is time to roll out the stop button. In India as well, a stage...Read More
Like many parents of Gen Zers and Alphas, I have been pretty permissive about letting my kids get involved in online engagement. Coming from a highly restrictive upbringing with a high-control religious background, I have always felt that prohibition only leads to problems. Many of the most troubled kids I knew growing up came from...Read More
The Florida Attorney General has launched an investigation into the messaging app Discord over child safety concerns. The platform, which has hundreds of millions of users, has been subpoenaed by the state of Florida to provide information on marketing materials, age-verification features and more. “Many of our criminal investigations into internet child predators lead to...Read More
From the myth of Europeans’ “healthy drinking culture” to the surprising harm of some common family traditions, science is overturning old beliefs around alcohol and young people. I turned 18 the day before I left home for university, conveniently passing the UK’s age threshold for buying alcohol just in time to explore student pubs and...Read More
A New Mexico jury found Meta liable for child exploitation on its platforms. (NurPhoto via Getty Images) A New Mexico jury found Meta liable Tuesday for misleading users about child safety on its platforms, ordering the company to pay $375 million in civil penalties. The verdict is the end result of a 2023 investigation by...Read More
