President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Aug. 10, 2026, calling for the combined measles, mumps and rubella vaccine to be given as three separate shots at three separate appointments. The combined MMR vaccine is currently given at 12 to 15 months of age and again between ages 4 and 6. In the order,...Read More
Meta now faces $942 million in penalties and court-ordered remedies in New Mexico after a judge found its platforms constituted a public nuisance that harmed children. Meta says it disagrees with the ruling and plans to appeal, maintaining that it works to protect young users and that the case misrepresents its safety record. The decision...Read More
The State of Texas canceled a contract with a Dallas-area child welfare agency after months of evaluating the company’s child safety practices, following the deaths of two infants and hospitalization of another child. The Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) cited the child safety failures of EMPOWER in a petition filed March 16,...Read More
COURTESY: CITY OF LINCOLN LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) — Today, the City of Lincoln highlighted the progress made regarding the Lincoln Safe Routes to School initiative. The City launched the program in 2020 and has completed 33 improvement projects since then. Mayor Leirion Gaylor Baird said the projects finished will contribute to child safety. “Public safety...Read More
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) – Before posting those proud first-day-of-school photos on social media, the Kansas Bureau of Investigation (KBI) is urging parents to think twice about the personal information they might be sharing. The agency released a safety alert reminding parents that ‘less is more’ when it comes to back-to-school posts. The KBI recommends...Read More
Meta Platforms Inc phone with logos by- Kira-Yan via iStock With a year-to-date (YTD) loss of around 10%, Meta Platforms (META) is the second-worst-performing Magnificent 7 stock this year. Only Tesla (TSLA) has fared worse this year, and all other Mag 7 constituents are in the green. Meanwhile, Meta seems to be facing a perfect...Read More
Ohio Attorney General Andy Wilson filed a motion in federal court on Friday seeking to lead a class-action lawsuit against online gaming giant Roblox, accusing the company of misleading investors about the effectiveness of its child-safety protections and exposing public pension funds to tens of millions of dollars in losses. The motion, filed in the...Read More
In today’s Digest, we discuss a New Mexico judge ordering Meta to pay an additional USD$567m (£419.5m) over child safety issues, Burnham fast-tracking subscription trap crackdown as cost-of-living tour begins, and YouTube extending its shopping affiliate program to UK creators. Meta hit with additional $567m child safety penalty A New Mexico judge has ordered Meta...Read More
Hello, TechScape readers! Danielle Abril, editor of the Guardian’s Reworked series on AI and the future of work, filling in for Blake Montgomery this week. Major legal battles against Meta over child safety are playing out in courts across the US – and the tech giant is losing. Recent rulings raise big questions about social...Read More
Attorney General Andy Wilson seeks to lead a lawsuit against Roblox, alleging the company misled investors about child safety, causing billions in financial losses. COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio Attorney General Andy Wilson is seeking to have Ohio’s public pension funds lead a securities class-action lawsuit against Roblox, alleging the video game company misled investors about...Read More
