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Meta Ordered to Pay $567 Million, Make Sweeping Changes After Judge Rules It Created 'Public Nuisance' With Facebook, Instagram

On Thursday, Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ:META) was ordered to pay $567 million and implement sweeping changes to Facebook and Instagram for young users after a New Mexico judge ruled the company contributed to harming children’s mental health and safety.

Benzinga · Aug 7

US court slaps Meta with $567 million penalty in largest child safety ruling

A New Mexico state court has ordered Meta to pay $567 million and overhaul safety features for young users after finding the social media company responsible for harming children's mental health. The ruling marks one of the largest legal actions against a social media platform over child safety and is…

The Times of India · Aug 7

Meta to pay $1bn for harming children with Facebook and Instagram

The ruling is another setback for Meta, which faces an avalanche of lawsuits from thousands of families of children harmed by social media

The Independent UK · Aug 7

Smokescreens, sneakers, and mass-reporting: Balen’s online machine against Nepal’s press

Nepal Prime Minister Balendra Shah's asset disclosure, filed after his appointment in accordance with Section 50 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 2002, listed social media — not his government salary — as his primary source of income.

Newslaundry · Aug 6

Exclusive: Major Republican fundraiser winning contracts from Trump administration, emails reveal

Palmer Luckey has donated $5.9m to Republicans and bundled more, while reaping billions in Pentagon contracts

The Guardian - US · Aug 6

Ukraine-Russia war latest: Putin could attack Nato member to test alliance’s resolve, report on US intel warns

Lithuania also fears Putin may be planning a ‘false flag’ strike on the Baltics

The Independent UK · Aug 6

Body of popular Thai YouTuber Hlun Solo returns home

The body of the popular Thai travel YouTuber Hlun Solo was returned to Thailand early Thursday morning, as his family prepared to seek an autopsy to find the cause of his death in Georgia last month.

Bangkok Post · Aug 6

Court Upholds African People's Socialist Party Convictions for Being Unregistered Russian Foreign Agents

From today's decision in U.S. v. Romain by Eleventh Circuit Chief Judge William Pryor, joined by Judges Jill Pryor and Andrew… The post Court Upholds African People's Socialist Party Convictions for Being Unregistered Russian Foreign Agents appeared first on Reason.com.

Reason · Aug 5

Witnesses in Nolan Wells case plagued by menacing phone calls including ‘clock is ticking’ threat

Three people are facing charges over the threats as the investigation into the 18-year-old’s death continues

The Independent UK · Aug 5

Advocate ‘for Hindus’, celeb-commentary influencer: Meet the latest complainants against CJP

Rinki Chatterjee Singh’s account of her own career is a long ledger of cases – ones she has filed, and ones filed against her. An FIR was registered against Mamata Banerjee in May on her complaint, she claims, and she filed another against the former West Bengal Chief Minister in…

Newslaundry · Aug 5