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Meta leads industry in detecting child sexual abuse material, expert tells N.M. court March 06, 2026 | Maria Dinzeo

Meta Platforms called Mary Wirth, a veteran trust and safety executive who helped build the safety infrastructure at Adobe, to rebut claims from earlier witnesses at a New Mexico trial that the social media co... (more story)

Meta failed to protect kids, whistleblower tells jury in Calif. social media trial March 06, 2026 | Xu Yuan

Arturo Bejar, a former Meta Platforms employee who testified before US Congress over the company’s failure to address harms to children and teenagers on its apps, saw the company prioritize growth and profits ... (more story)

Meta misleading consumers about AI glasses privacy, US suit claims March 06, 2026 | Amy Miller

Meta Platforms has been hit with its first privacy lawsuit in US federal court over its AI smart glasses. California and New Jersey residents have filed a proposed class action accusing Meta of falsely adverti... (more story)

Trump's US TikTok divestiture deal challenged in new suit March 05, 2026 | Mike Swift

In a challenge to the deal President Trump brokered to divest the US operations of TikTok from its Chinese parent ByteDance, two Silicon Valley tech investors have petitioned a US appeals court to find that th... (more story)

KIDS Act passes US House committee markup on party-line vote March 05, 2026 | Madeline Hughes

Children’s online safety legislation passed the House Energy and Commerce Committee on a party-line vote on Thursday.

Ford hit with $376,000 fine from California privacy regulator March 05, 2026 | Mike Swift

A second major carmaker has been hit with a privacy fine by the California Privacy Protection Agency. The Ford Motor Company will pay a $375,703 fine for making it too difficult for car buyers to opt out of th... (more story)

Expert panel discusses EU’s way forward on online protections for young users March 05, 2026 | Sara Brandstätter

The EU’s approach to online safety for young users was discussed on Thursday as the bloc’s new expert panel held its first closed-door meeting, opened by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. The... (more story)

Meta faces UK, EU privacy scrutiny after report on AI glasses content review (update*) March 05, 2026 | Patricia Figueiredo and Sara Brandstätter

Meta is facing questions from UK and Irish data protection authorities over its handling of personal data captured by its AI smart glasses, following media reports that subcontracted workers in Kenya viewed se... (more story)

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Social media executives' live testimony not guaranteed in US trials due to distance March 04, 2026 | Madeline Hughes

A New Mexico jury has heard only from current Meta Platform executives through taped depositions, as the state is expected to rest its case after hearing from its final live witness on Wednesday.

US House Republicans’ KIDS Act result of years of online safety regulation attempts March 04, 2026 | Madeline Hughes

US House Republicans in the Energy and Commerce Committee have unveiled the largest package of child online safety bills after parents and activists have pressured members relentlessly in the midst of an awake... (more story)

Porn platforms’ UK age-check fines spotlight questions over Ofcom’s transparency February 27, 2026 | Patricia Figueiredo

Another porn-hosting platform received a fine from the UK online safety regulator this week for inadequate age assurance. But as the number of fines grows, there is scant information about whether they are pai... (more story)

Juries must navigate diverging views of Meta emerging in US social media trials February 27, 2026 | Madeline Hughes, Maria Dinzeo, Mike Swift and Xu Yuan

Juries in Los Angeles and New Mexico will have to parse two very different views of Meta Platforms that they have heard during the first three weeks of parallel social media trials. Is the culture of “move fas... (more story)

Meta trial in New Mexico highlights tension between privacy and safety February 26, 2026 | Xu Yuan

Internal debate at Meta Platforms over whether to implement higher levels of privacy protections highlighted the long-existing tension between privacy and online safety, particularly over the protection of chi... (more story)

US FTC incentivizes age verification with new policy February 25, 2026 | Madeline Hughes

The US Federal Trade Commission made its latest move to prioritize implementation of age verification technology Wednesday when it released a policy statement saying it will not enforce child privacy laws agai... (more story)

Meta loss in US biometric privacy case in Ill. underscores facial-filter risks February 25, 2026 | Mike Swift

Cosmetic filters that alter a person's appearance have been prominent in an addictive-design trial against Meta Platforms in Los Angeles, but a new decision by a federal judge in Illinois that the state's biom... (more story)

UK tech regulators strained by growth agenda ahead of shouldering more duties February 23, 2026 | Patricia Figueiredo

The UK's two key tech sector watchdogs, Ofcom and the Information Commissioner’s Office, have yet to show that the government's agenda to enlist their help in growing the economy can be a good fit. Even the co... (more story)