OAKLAND, California – A former engineering director at Meta Platforms testified on Aug 19 that CEO Mark Zuckerberg fostered a culture that treated child safety as secondary to growth and engagement on Facebook and Instagram. Arturo Bejar, a vocal Meta critic, made the allegation during his second day of testimony in a landmark trial over...Read More

Australia’s internet regulator has reportedly secured a court-enforceable undertaking from Roblox to improve child safety measures tests found adult strangers could still breach protective safeguards introduced by the world’s biggest gaming platform. The agreement marks a sign of progress for the eSafety Commissioner as it intends to exercise its regulatory authority to make online platforms...Read More

‘If Mark makes something a priority, mountains move in months,’ says former Meta Platforms engineering director Arturo Bejar CALIFORNIA, USA – A former engineering director at Meta Platforms testified on Wednesday, August 19, that CEO Mark Zuckerberg fostered a culture that treated child safety as secondary to growth and engagement on Facebook and Instagram. Arturo...Read More

Community organisations are encouraged to submit their applications for the Tasmanian Government’s Tell Someone: Child Safety Small Grants Program 2026-27. Premier Jeremy Rockliff said the program is an important part of the Government’s​Tell Someone initiative, helping communities turn awareness into practical action that keeps children and young people safe. “We encourage eligible organisations to take...Read More

Trial includes claims from 29 states over children’s data collection and use Witness for states says Zuckerberg was closely involved in decision-making Case is scheduled to last six weeks A former engineering director at Meta Platforms has testified that chief executive Mark Zuckerberg was responsible for a culture that may have led the company to...Read More

Six leading not-for-profit OOSH providers, collectively supporting more than 10,000 children across 120 school communities in NSW, say current minimum staffing requirements need to change and are calling for at least two educators to be physically present whenever children are in care at outside school hours care. The Y NSW, Wesley Mission, Uniting NSW.ACT, Gowrie...Read More

I’ve seen many people voice concerns about the child safety trial involving Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) and how it could wreak havoc on the business. Not only could it result in significant fines and changes to its processes, but it may end up crippling the stock along the way. I don’t agree with that. I’m...Read More

A former engineering director at Meta Platforms testified on Wednesday that CEO Mark Zuckerberg fostered a culture that treated child safety as secondary to growth and engagement on Facebook and Instagram. Arturo Bejar, a vocal Meta critic, made the allegation during his second day of testimony in a landmark trial over claims brought by a coalition of states that could reshape Facebook and...Read More

Arturo Bejar, a former Meta safety engineer, testified Tuesday in a federal trial that company CEO Mark Zuckerberg knowingly created a “false and misleading impression” of Facebook’s commitment to protecting young users, alleging the social media giant adopted a “don’t ask, don’t tell” approach to child safety despite repeated internal warnings about harmful content. Engineer’s...Read More

Mark Zuckerberg and his minions at Meta had a “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy when child safety issues arose and preferred to turn a blind eye to protect profits, according to scorching testimony from a former employee on the second day of the historic trial Wednesday. Arturo Béjar, a former Meta safety researcher who has...Read More