Meta Platforms' pledge of new safeguards for teen US users could bolster the UK government's case for age-based controls as it prepares to ban social media for under-16s from spring 2027. The tech giant has pr... (more story)

Meta Platforms’ settlement of US lawsuits this week could pressure the European Commission to secure commitments in ongoing EU proceedings over youth safety and addictive design. The settlement becomes powerfu... (more story)

Meta Platforms’ settlement with US state attorneys general for up to $17.1 billion over alleged addictive social media algorithms is the latest sign that states are asserting themselves across industries to cu... (more story)

The record $17.1 billion settlement US states reached with Meta Platforms is designed to reach far beyond the company itself, with state attorneys general seeking to use the deal as a blueprint for imposing si... (more story)

Teens will no longer be able to endlessly scroll on Meta Platforms' Instagram and Facebook, as the company must implement daily limits and pauses on its apps as part of a $17.1 billion settlement with attorney... (more story)

Meta Platforms was able to claim a win this week when another individual plaintiff dropped her addictive-design claim against the company. But the pervasive aspect of so many state addictive-design suits — MLe... (more story)

Zillow and Redfin will have to convince a US federal judge at a trial next week that an allegedly illegal deal between them did not stunt multifamily rental advertising competition, while defending a $100 mill... (more story)

The 1998 Children's Online Privacy Protection Act remains a barrier to forcing social media sites to implement better age-verification techniques, even as technology has advanced and states seek age verificati... (more story)