Government
Surgeon General wants tech companies to step up and protect kids from screens(The Daily Signal) – Now that Meta has agreed to take responsibility for addicting children to its platform, Surgeon General Dr. Stephanie Haridopolos wants other Big Tech companies to… Read More
Courts
Meta settles for ‘peanuts,’ promises 47 states more protections for minorsSocial media giant Meta Platforms, owner of Facebook and Instagram, agreed to implement substantial new app protections for minors and pay more than $17 billion in a legal settlement… Read More
Courts
Lawsuit trial starts against Facebook, Instagram over youths(The Center Square) – A consumer protection trial against Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, started Tuesday in Oakland. A bipartisan coalition of attorneys general including… Read More
Culture
Meta appears to steer ‘Ceuta’ searches to warning statement, resources for moving to ‘new country’(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Meta told its users to “be careful” and offered them “migration info” when they searched for the name of an area where a mass… Read More
Government
Man charged with threatening to bomb JD Vance at theme park(Daily Caller News Foundation) – A California man was arrested Friday for allegedly posting plans on social media to kill Vice President JD Vance with bombs at Disneyland Resort… Read More
Courts
Obama judge opens door for Big Tech to get even bigger(Daily Caller News Foundation) – An Obama-appointed federal judge held Tuesday that Meta is not an illegal monopoly. District Court Judge James Boasberg concluded that Meta’s purchases of… Read More
Culture
Whistleblowers claim Meta suppressed child safety research(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Facebook and Instagram parent company Meta allegedly suppressed internal research that revealed disturbing dangers to children using its virtual reality (VR) headsets and platforms,… Read More
Culture
Study: Meta failing to moderate Instagram, circulating self-harm content to teensA new study has found self-harm content on Instagram to be thriving due to parent company Meta’s “extremely inadequate” moderation efforts. The report… Read More
Big Tech
Biden administration still out to censor its critics on Facebook, Instagram and other social media, Missouri Sen. Hawley warnsThe Biden administration has quietly stepped up back-channel efforts to censor Americans’ social media posts after its discredited “Disinformation Governance Board” was quickly shot down, warns Missouri Sen. Josh… Read More