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Woman Pays For Geico Insurance. Then She Gets A Criminal Charge: 'My Bail Is $740'

"This whole time..."

Motor1 · Aug 27

Drugs in pastries, months on the run: the double-life of Lebanese influencer Dr Food

Georges Dib, who had 8.7m TikTok followers, was arrested on Sunday after being sentenced in absentia to life in prison

The Guardian - UK · Aug 27

Worries that social media is making children lose touch with reality echo ancient Greeks’ fears about theatre

Banning under-16s from social media was one of Keir Starmer’s last acts as prime minister before he stepped down in July 2026. Following Australia’s ban on under-16s in 2025, which turbocharged the debate globally, the UK ban is timetabled for early 2027.

The Conversation · Aug 27

Meta settles landmark US lawsuit for nearly $18bn and agrees to change Facebook and Instagram

Tech giant Meta will pay up to roughly US$18 billion, plus make major design changes to Facebook and Instagram, as part of a settlement it has agreed to in its most recent lawsuit.

The Conversation · Aug 27

Changes to Facebook and Instagram are key part of Meta’s $17B settlement with the states over harm to teens

Meta has agreed to pay up to US$17 billion over 10 years to settle claims brought by a bipartisan coalition of state attorneys general. The states argued that the company deliberately designed Facebook and Instagram to hook children into using its apps, misled the public about the harm and improperly…

The Conversation · Aug 27

Who are Alyshia Rushing’s family? Everything to know about Mama A’s husband and four children

The heartbreaking news of TikTok creator Alyshia Rushing, affectionately known as Mama A, comes as a heavy loss at only twenty-six years old. She tragically passed away following a two-vehicle accident in Montgomery, Alabama, on August twenty-second. Alyshia's legacy lives on through her four young children, Karter, Raelynn, Zoey, and…

The Times of India · Aug 26

A look at major lawsuits against Meta and other social media companies over harms to kids

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 young people’s mental health

The Independent UK · Aug 26

Meta’s settlement will compel others to bend the knee and set up teen guardrails

Instagram and Facebook’s parent company agreed to sweeping alterations and a payment of up to $18bn to settle a landmark trial

The Guardian - US · Aug 26

Kids law needed beyond Meta settlement, backers say

Meta’s massive proposed settlement over claims of social media harm doesn’t remove the need for legislation that would govern use of online platforms by children and teens, leading lawmakers and advocacy groups said Wednesday. A group of 47 states with the District of Columbia and U.S. territories reached the settlement…

Roll Call · Aug 26

Florida woman alleges an old man looked her up and down at local Walmart. Then she says two men started following her: ‘Really freaked out’

She reportedly asked employees to escort her to her car.

We Got This Covered · Aug 26