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State audit finds child protection agency made progress, but was still noncompliant with 2020 law
3+ day, 12+ hour ago (526+ words) Two-year-old Ta’Naja Barnes’ 2019 death was so horrific that legislators passed a law in her honor to ensure the Department of Children and Family Services would provide abused and neglected kids with continued support services once they’re returned to their parents....
California Battles Google, Meta Over Recommendation Restrictions
4+ day, 11+ hour ago (452+ words) California is urging a federal appeals court to reject Google's and Meta's most recent push to block enforcement of a law prohibiting social platforms from algorithmically recommending posts to minors under 18 without the consent of a parent or guardian. In…...
California Battles Google, Meta Over Restrictions On Recommendations
4+ day, 11+ hour ago (451+ words) California is urging a federal appeals court to reject Google's and Meta's most recent push to block enforcement of a law prohibiting social platforms from algorithmically recommending posts to minors under 18 without the consent of a parent or guardian. In…...
Meta settlement spurs changes to platforms for young users
5+ day, 19+ hour ago (678+ words) Social media giant Meta has agreed to pay up to $16.68 billion to resolve a court case related to child safety on Facebook and Instagram. The settlement resolves claims brought by 29 US states and requires Meta to introduce certain rules for…...
Teen-safety settlement is Meta’s shrewd move to hurt competitors
6+ day, 6+ hour ago (296+ words) The headlines this week wrote themselves: Meta, humbled at last, agrees to pay up to $17.1 billion and accept the strictest limits ever imposed on teenage social media use. A combined two-hour daily cap across Instagram and Facebook. A midnight-to-6 a.m. blackout....
Will $17 billion Meta deal really protect Mississippi children?
1+ week, 1+ day ago (68+ words) djournal.com Bill Crawford 2023 mug Did most state attorneys general â including our own Lynn Fitch â sell out child safety for a $17 billion settlement with Meta, owner of Facebook and Instagram? Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier thinks so. Javascript…...
Forty-Seven States Couldn’t Stop Meta’s Algorithm
1+ week, 3+ day ago (195+ words) Meta’s $17.1 billion settlement over harms to teens was extraordinary, but it left its platforms’ core feature mostly intact. Forty-Seven States Couldn’t Stop Meta’s Algorithm Turn any article into a podcast. Upgrade now to start listening. Meta ended a raft of lawsuits…...
MINNEAPOLIMEDIA EDITORIAL | A Settlement With Meta Is Not Yet a Mental Health System
1+ week, 3+ day ago (1480+ words) MINNEAPOLIS, MN (September 2, 2026). Minnesota has secured the kind of legal settlement that invites a victory lap. The settlement is consequential. It represents a rare instance in which states confronted one of the world’s most powerful technology companies and forced it…...
Meta Settlement: Kentucky to Receive $358 Million
1+ week, 4+ day ago (333+ words) FRANKFORT, Ky. — Kentucky is set to receive $358 million under a proposed landmark multistate settlement with Meta that will also require major child-safety changes on Facebook and Instagram. Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman announced the agreement, which calls for Meta, the…...
Meta Settles With US States Over Addiction Claims
1+ week, 5+ day ago (473+ words) All Tech News > #Regulation > #Legal Facebook, Instagram parent to pay up to $18bn to states over 10 years, without admitting wrongdoing, resolving federal trial Facebook and Instagram parent Meta Platforms has reached a legal settlement under which it is to pay up…...