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Instagram teen safeguards fall short, advocate says in New Mexico Meta trial March 05, 2026 | Maria Dinzeo

A tech safety advocate told jurors Wednesday that Instagram’s teen safety features fail to shield young users from harmful content, as the State of New Mexico wrapped its case accusing Meta Platforms of mislea... (more story)

Jury shown plaintiff medical history reflecting social media issues in Calif. trial March 05, 2026 | Xu Yuan

A jury in the ongoing California trial in Los Angeles over social media’s role in youth mental health saw medical records that depicted the plaintiff’s problems with social media, in an attempt to counter Meta... (more story)

Social media firms, Ky. schools clash over evidence ahead of US social media trial March 05, 2026 | Maria Dinzeo

Meta Platforms, Google, Snap and TikTok are asking a US judge to narrow the evidence a jury will hear in a bellwether trial over youth social media use, seeking to bar testimony that students were “addicted” t... (more story)

Zuckerberg defends encryption, CSAM efforts in New Mexico social media trial March 05, 2026 | Mike Swift

Mark Zuckerberg, Meta Platforms' CEO, provided pre-recorded video testimony to a jury in New Mexico on Wednesday as the state approached the end of its case in a trial alleging Meta failed to keep young users ... (more story)

Family conflicts didn’t cause youth’s mental disorders, jury hears in LA social media trial March 04, 2026 | Xu Yuan

Physical hitting, silent treatment and other conflicts between the plaintiff suing Meta Platforms and her mother and other family members did not cause the mental health issues the 20-year-old woman has suffer... (more story)

Instagram head confronted at N.M. trial with troves of 'inappropriate' child content March 04, 2026 | Maria Dinzeo and Mike Swift

Instagram logged 500,000 daily victims of “inappropriate interactions with children” in 2020, even as senior executives debated safety steps that could reduce teen engagement, according to internal Meta Platfo... (more story)

Platforms face weighing UK terror content duties following Palestine Action case March 03, 2026 | Patricia Figueiredo

Online platforms in the UK face having to consider how to approach content linked to outlawed group Palestine Action as part of their annual review of online risks after a court ruled the group’s proscription ... (more story)

California privacy regulator hits Georgia high school ticket platform with $1.1m fine March 03, 2026 | Mike Swift

The California Privacy Protection Agency has handed out the second-largest fine it its history, as part of a $1.1 million settlement with Georgia-based PlayOn Sports, a digital ticketing platform for high scho... (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)