August 27, 2026 The Briefing ☀️ Happy Thursday! The Briefing is your guide to the world of news and information. Sign up here! In today’s email: Featured story: Meta, TikTok settle child safety lawsuits In other news: Tensions rise between Mexican government and journalists Looking ahead: AI literacy lessons are working their way into schools...Read More
🌎 Resumen en español · traducción automática Meta acordó pagar hasta 18 mil millones de dólares e implementar medidas de seguridad infantil en un acuerdo histórico con Kentucky y otros 47 estados, lo que llevó al representante Matt Lockett de Nicholasville a elogiar el resultado como validación de sus esfuerzos legislativos fallidos. El acuerdo requiere...Read More
Kids under 18 will soon see a host of changes to their Instagram and Facebook experiences thanks to a historic $18 billion settlement Meta Platforms reached Wednesday with 48 U.S. states. Besides the money, which will be paid out over a decade, Meta has agreed to strengthen its age estimates to keep kids under 13 off its...Read More
Posted by Trish Svoboda/Image courtesy of Canva Kansas is set to receive more than $134 million as part of a $17.1 billion settlement with Meta over claims that Facebook and Instagram harmed children and teenagers. Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach announced the settlement Wednesday. The agreement involves 47 states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico, American Samoa...Read More
Social media giant Meta has agreed to pay an $18bn settlement with US states and territories over legal claims that its Facebook and Instagram platforms are harming children, but the firm continues to deny any wrongdoing. The landmark settlement – approved by California judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers on 26 August – marks the company’s...Read More
BRASILIA, Brazil, Aug. 27 (UPI) — The Brazilian government has sued Discord for $97 million after failed negotiations over bringing the platform’s features into compliance with Brazilian regulations. Discord is an instant‑messaging and VoIP social platform in which users communicate through text, voice, video and shared media in private or community servers. Brazil’s Office of...Read More
BRASILIA, Brazil, Aug. 27 (UPI) — The Brazilian government has sued Discord for $97 million after failed negotiations over bringing the platform’s features into compliance with Brazilian regulations. Discord is an instant‑messaging and VoIP social platform in which users communicate through text, voice, video and shared media in private or community servers. Brazil’s Office of...Read More
Yesterday, Meta, the company behind Facebook and Instagram, agreed to pay up to $17 billion to settle claims with nearly every state in the country. Texas struck its own deal worth more than $1 billion, bringing Meta’s potential payout to roughly $18 billion. But the bigger impact may not be the money, but what happens...Read More
TOPEKA – (August 26, 2026) – Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach today announced a landmark $17.1 billion multistate settlement with Meta Platforms, Inc.—one of the largest state consumer protection settlements in history outside of the Big Tobacco settlements of the 1990s. In addition to the payment, Meta must implement a sweeping set of safety features...Read More
Meta and gaming platform Roblox have agreed to strengthen protections for children and teenagers in the Philippines following talks with government officials, the country’s information and communications technology secretary said on Thursday. The measures include age verification, parental controls, faster removal of harmful content and closer cooperation with law enforcement, Information and Communications Technology Secretary...Read More
