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YouTube was ‘gateway’ to adolescent's social media addiction, psychiatrist tells Calif. court February 28, 2026 | Maria Dinzeo

A child psychiatrist linked YouTube’s design features, including autoplay and infinite scroll, to Kayley’s compulsive use, telling California jurors Friday that the platform served as a “gateway” to broader so... (more story)

US investor claims against Meta over Cambridge Analytica breach narrowed, move ahead February 28, 2026 | Mike Swift and Xu Yuan

Meta Platforms must defend US investor claims that executives’ statements that failed to disclose flawed data privacy practices crashed the value of its stock in 2018, when the Cambridge Analytica privacy scan... (more story)

US FTC chairman not worried about ideological diversity, agency's legitimacy in courts February 28, 2026 | Khushita Vasant

US Federal Trade Commission Chairman Andrew Ferguson said the two-member agency carries ideological diversity despite the firing of its Democratic commissioners, and he isn't worried about the FTC's legitimacy... (more story)

Va.'s one-hour social media limit for young teens blocked by US judge February 28, 2026 | Mike Swift

A federal judge in Virginia has blocked enforcement of a new state law that imposes a one-hour time limit on the use of social media by teens under the age of 16. In granting an injunction sought by tech indus... (more story)

NM expert details Meta's zeal to 'acquire teens' in testimony on attention economy February 27, 2026 | Mike Swift

As a trial against Meta Platforms over harms to young users in Santa Fe, New Mexico, approaches its midpoint and the end of the state's case, John Chandler, an expert witness for the New Mexico attorney genera... (more story)

California’s data broker deletion platform sees significant sign-up February 27, 2026 | Xu Yuan

California’s first-of-its-kind platform that allows the state’s residents to require the deletion of their personal data by data brokers in a single request has seen almost a quarter of a million people sign u... (more story)

EU talks on CSAM law see advances on central hub, victim support, reporting February 27, 2026 | Júlia Tar

Consensus on a proposed EU law to combat online child sexual abuse material, or CSAM, drew closer on Thursday as legislative talks yielded progress in several key areas. Negotiations advanced on a future EU hu... (more story)

Google reaches agreement with South Korea on export of high-precision base map February 27, 2026 | Wooyoung Lee

Google has secured conditional approval from South Korea to export the country’s 1:5,000 high-precision base map, clearing a major hurdle that could help the company to expand service offerings related to the ... (more story)

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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)

In US social media trial, Meta’s internal records complicate its youth narrative February 21, 2026 | Maria Dinzeo

Internal Meta documents have offered a rare inside look at the company’s strategy around capturing the youth market.

Former Meta executives hope New Mexico trial leads to better safeguards February 18, 2026 | Madeline Hughes

As former Meta Platforms executives took the stand last week in a lawsuit against the company, they shared hope that social media could connect people and be a tool for good rather than harm. Former executives... (more story)