Meta to pay more than $16 billion to 29 U.S. States – settlement in lawsuit over children’s addiction to Facebook and Instagram
Meta has reached a settlement over lawsuits accusing it of designing Facebook and Instagram to be addictive to children and teenagers, misleading users about their safety, and illegally collecting minors’ personal data
Meta faces trial that could reshape Facebook and Instagram as 30 US states seek over $1 trillion
Jury selection begins this week in a landmark case as 30 US states demand Meta overhaul Instagram and Facebook features including likes counts, Stories, autoplay video and infinite scroll to protect children from psychological harm and addictive design
The Mind is the New Battleground: Spain’s assault on social media platforms & the dangerous precedent
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has announced strict new regulations targeting social media. And although he claims they intend to promote “safety,” “accountability,” and the “protection of children,” the…aroma of the new measures is strangely familiar. Indeed, disturbingly familiar!
Facebook, the digital café of 7.3 million Greeks: Memories, groups, news and fake news — what we discuss and what we share
Within about two decades, Greeks have built their digital identities on Facebook. They got informed, argued, shared memories, created groups and continue to live inside its ever-evolving world
Health Minister Georgiades received threats for his life via Facebook – An arrest after he filed a complaint
52-year-old from Imathia arrested for threatening the Health Minister using images from Nepal – The Hellenic Police announcement on the arrest
The trial of Zuckerberg and former Meta executives over Cambridge Analytica ended in a settlement – Shareholders were seeking $8 billion
The shareholders wanted the 11 defendants to use their personal assets to compensate them for the losses they suffered because of the scandal
Massive cybersecurity breach exposes 16 billion credentials from tech giants like Apple, Google, and Facebook
What experts are calling the largest data leak in history, cybersecurity researchers from Cybernews have revealed that over 16 billion login credentials have been exposed in a sweeping breach involving major platforms including Apple, Google, Facebook, and even government services
