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It’s time for Mark Zuckerberg to resign from Meta

The CEO is the throughline in a history of billion-dollar blunders that have caused real harm, culminating in last week’s settlement

The Guardian - US

An $18bn settlement – and Zuckerberg barely blinked. The tech titans must be stripped of their power, and soon

Those who said Meta harms children struck a blow, but the ability of big tech to gouge profits and cause harm is barely diminished. That’s the battle to come, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

The Guardian - UK

No more doomscrolling till dawn: Meta sets curfews for teen Instagram use

Meta's Instagram and Facebook will soon lock kids out at midnight and cap their scrolling at two hours a day, part of an $18bn (€15.4bn) settlement with 48 US states.

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Critics warn Meta’s $18bn teen safety overhaul leaves major dangers untouched

Kids under 18 will soon see a host of changes to their Instagram and Facebook experiences thanks to a historic $18 billion settlement Meta Platforms reached Wednesday with 48 U.S. states

The Independent UK

Key witness in Meta trial says terms of settlement insufficient to halt apps’ harms to teenagers

Exclusive: Arturo Béjar, an ex-Facebook employee and whistleblower, said outcome ‘is not an all-clear to say the product is safe’

The Guardian - US

'I Didn't Hear Back From Him': Whistleblower Testifies Mark Zuckerberg Ignored Child Predators

Arturo Béjar testified that Mark Zuckerberg ignored warnings about harmful content affecting teenagers on Facebook and Instagram, as Meta faces a trial over child safety concerns.

International Business Times UK

Meta defends its child safety efforts but critics say the social media giant falls short

Meta is defending itself in a California federal court against allegations that its social media business poses harms to children and teenagers

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Meta 'knew and did nothing,' whistleblower reveals in child safety trial

Prosecutors have claimed that Meta was aware of the damage its platforms did to young users' mental health, but chose to hide it and keep harvesting their data.

Euronews

Former Meta engineer says Instagram took a 'don't ask, don't tell' approach on kids under 13

A former engineering director at Meta who has testified before Congress about child safety on Instagram told jurors at a landmark trial that the company took a “don’t ask, don’t tell” approach on kids under 13 on its platforms

The Independent UK

Zuckerberg lied about concern for child safety, Meta whistleblower testifies at landmark trial

Arturo Béjar, former Meta safety engineer, tells jury tech company was aware of products’ potential harm to children

The Guardian - US

Meta Under Fire After Whistleblower Claims 100 Times More Teens Saw Graphic Content Than Company Reported

Former Meta insider Arturo Béjar has alleged that teenagers experienced harmful content on Instagram at rates far higher than the company's public figures suggested.

International Business Times UK

Meta trial begins as states accuse company of harming children online

Four states are seeking billions of dollars in damages and structural changes to how Meta operates

The Independent UK

‘Tech firms are losing the public’: social media age bans near tipping point

UK is latest country to set a minimum age for social media but big tech is fighting back globally against curbs

The Guardian - UK

‘A tsunami of harm’: views on tackling online safety for under-16s in the UK

Campaigners, teenagers, legislators and experts give their opinions on the government’s social media consultation

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Meta and Google trial: are infinite scroll and autoplay creating addicts?

Features woven into the fabric of platforms have been central to landmark social media harm case in US. How do they work?

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Former Meta engineer provides chilling testimony, says Meta platforms actively helps child predators

New Mexico claims that Meta's current processes have dangerous gaps.

The Guardian - UK

Instagram to bring in version of PG-13 system to protect children, says Meta

Company says rules similar to US ‘parental guidance’ film rating will be applied to teenagers’ accounts

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Instagram still poses risk to children despite new safety tools, says Meta whistleblower

Meta rejects review findings, which claim two-thirds of new features designed to protect young people are ‘woefully ineffective’

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‘Children are entering a hellscape’: the terrifying film about grieving parents taking on social media giants

Sextortion, suicide scenarios, unwanted sexual advances – all this and more is served up to teens on their phones. Can’t Look Away tells a devastating story of bereft parents trying to hold the likes of Snapchat to account

The Independent UK

Meta rolls back hate speech rules as Zuckerberg cites 'recent elections' as a catalyst

It wasn’t just fact-checking that Meta scrapped from its platforms as it prepares for the second Trump administration

Digital Camera World

Instagram launches 'Teen Accounts' to combat sextortion of teenage users

Meta has said the new measures to keep teenagers safe on their platforms will be "guided by parents"

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on online child protection: the web needs more health and safety

Editorial: New evidence of Meta’s failures to prioritise safety should be a wake-up call to policymakers

The Guardian - UK

Instagram to scan under-18s’ messages to protect against ‘inappropriate images’

Feature will work even on encrypted messages, suggesting platform plans to implement client-side scanning

The Guardian - UK

Meta has not done enough to safeguard children, whistleblower says

Exclusive: former senior engineer says social media company has had the tools to do more since Molly Russell’s death

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Social media giants face the heat in child safety lawsuits

Social media platforms are under scrutiny for their lack of child safety measures after a US district judge dismissed their demand for immunity under section 230.

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