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California Battles Google, Meta Over Recommendation Restrictions
4+ day, 7+ 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, 7+ 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…...
Unpacking Meta’s Massive Settlement with State Attorneys General Over Alleged Harms to Minors
1+ week, 2+ day ago (232+ words) Voluntary legal settlements involve compromises by plaintiffs and defendants. No party gets everything it originally wanted or sought to forestall. Advocacy groups with mission-driven interests in a case’s outcome rarely are satisfied. The threat of litigation against Google and TikTok,…...
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…...
Meta's $18 Billion Settlement- Implications for Law, Technology, and the Future of Child Safety Online
1+ week, 4+ day ago (777+ words) The National Law Review On August 26, 2026, a federal courtroom in Oakland, California became the site of what many legal scholars and technology policy experts are already calling the most consequential technology industry settlement in American history. During trial, Meta Platforms,…...
Meta, modern-day parenting and mental health
1+ week, 5+ day ago (1113+ words) As I spent time reading up on Meta’s settlement of the US’s teen/child harm case, so many adverse issues from social media usage came to mind. Some I have addressed…...
A look at major lawsuits against Meta, other social media companies over harms to kids
1+ week, 5+ day ago (879+ words) Home » News analysis » A look at major lawsuits against Meta, other social media companies over harms to kids By Barbara Ortutay and Kaitlyn Huamani, AP Technology Writers, published on August 31, 2026 A settlement announced Aug. 26 between Meta and dozens of states…...
After Meta settlement, Wisconsin lawmakers say there???s still a lot to be done to protect kids online
2+ week, 8+ hour ago (910+ words) by Baylor Spears, Wisconsin Examiner August 28, 2026 Wisconsin lawmakers who have sought to address child safety online told the Wisconsin Examiner on Thursday that a settlement worth up to $17.1 billion between the owner of Facebook and Instagram and most states in…...
A look at major lawsuits against Meta and other social media companies over harms to kids
2+ week, 2+ day ago (843+ words) By BARBARA ORTUTAY and KAITLYN HUAMANI, Associated Press A settlement announced Wednesday between Meta and dozens of states resolves one of its biggest legal fights, but the social media giant is still facing litigation elsewhere over its products’ effects on…...
Major lawsuits against Meta and other social media companies over harms to kids
2+ week, 2+ day ago (872+ words) A settlement announced on Aug 26 between Meta and dozens of states resolves one of its biggest legal fights, but the social media giant is still facing litigation elsewhere over its products' effects on young people's mental health. The deal cut…...