Of the thousands of lawsuits Meta faces over child safety on its platforms, none may be more consequential than one going to trial this week in California. States are seeking extensive financial damages that could, in theory, total as much as $1.4 trillion, plus changes to how the company operates Facebook and Instagram. The lawsuit accuses the...Read More
TikTok, the company behind the namesake popular short-form video app, has agreed to pay $400 million to settle a U.S. government lawsuit alleging it violated the country’s Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). The Justice Department announced the settlement with TikTok and China-based ByteDance on Friday. Under the terms of the agreement, TikTok will pay...Read More
Meta is back in court, but this time the stakes are different. A landmark child safety case is threatening to force the social media giant to fundamentally redesign core features across Facebook and Instagram. According to reporting from Wired, the legal challenge represents the most serious regulatory threat yet to Meta’s platform architecture, with potential...Read More
By BARBARA ORTUTAY and KAITLYN HUAMANI, AP Technology Writers OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Meta is once again on trial over dangers its platforms may pose to children. It is once again arguing that it works tirelessly to keep them safe. A pivotal trial for the parent company of Instagram and Facebook kicked off in a California federal...Read More
CHICAGO (AP) — Meta insists it has a long history of protecting its youngest customers as it defends itself against a swath of lawsuits alleging its social media empire harms children. In the latest such instance, the social media giant is fighting allegations in a California federal court that it contributes to the youth mental...Read More
PHOENIX, Ariz. (KVOA) – Gov. Katie Hobbs signed the Alec and Lydia Act into law Thursday, overhauling how Arizona courts handle child custody and domestic violence cases. The bipartisan legislation aims to prioritize child safety in custody decisions involving parents with a history of domestic violence. For far too long, child custody decisions have not...Read More
In a 2024 lawsuit, the Department of Justice claimed TikTok violated a federal law protecting children under 13 from accessing the social media app. (CN) — ByteDance, the Beijing-based global parent company of social media platform TikTok, settled a lawsuit brought by the Department in Justice for $400 million on Friday after the government questioned...Read More
The Department of Justice on Friday announced it had reached a $400 million settlement with social media platform TikTok and its Chinese parent company ByteDance over concerns about children’s safety on the platform. The litigation relates to a complaint filed by the DOJ in 2024 that accused TikTok and its affiliated entities of violating children’s...Read More
California Attorney General Rob Bonta discusses a lawsuit against Meta during a news conference on Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2026, in Oakland, Calif. Joining him are Colorado Attorney General Philip Weiser, and New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport. Associated Press CHICAGO — Meta insists it has a long history of protecting its youngest customers as it...Read More
OAKLAND, Calif. (TNND) — Meta is defending its record of protecting children and teenagers online as the technology giant faces a federal trial over allegations that Facebook and Instagram were deliberately designed to keep young people hooked despite risks to their mental health. Opening arguments kicked off on Tuesday in Oakland, where California, Colorado, Kentucky,...Read More
