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Meta's trial against 29 states over claims it addicted kids to social media starts this week

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Meta's trial against 29 states over claims it addicted kids to social media starts this week
Quartz
Quartz1 hrs ago
Meta's trial against 29 states over claims it addicted kids to social media starts this week
Four state attorneys general are seeking up to $1.4 trillion in penalties and changes to how Meta operates its platforms
CNBC
CNBC1 hrs ago
Meta faces ‘astronomical’ consequences as legal fight reaches critical moment in California
Less than two weeks after a loss in New Mexico, Meta faces a much bigger legal test in a case being co-led by California's attorney general.
CTV News
CTV News2 hrs ago
States take Meta to trial in California in the biggest fight yet over social media harms to children
Of the thousands of lawsuits Meta faces over child safety on its platforms, none may be more consequential than one going to trial this week in California.
New Mexico’s attorney general pushes new social media safety laws after $900m court victory over Meta
Exclusive: Raúl Torrez is drafting two bills with state lawmakers to bolster consumer protections and child safety online, building on state’s landmark case against Meta New Mexico’s attorney general is mounting a full-court press against technology companies to improve their child safety measures, capitalizing on a la
States take Meta to trial in California in the biggest fight yet over social media harms to children
Of the thousands of lawsuits Meta faces over child safety on its platforms, none may be more consequential than one going to trial this week in California
States take Meta to trial in California in the biggest fight yet over social media harms to children
Of the thousands of lawsuits Meta faces over child safety on its platforms, none may be more consequential than one going to trial this week in California
Breitbart
Breitbart2 days ago
Mark Zuckerberg's Meta Heads to Court to Face Youth Social Media Addiction Claims from 29 States
Mark Zuckerberg's Meta is headed to federal court to defend itself against claims brought by a coalition of 29 state attorneys general over youth social media addiction, calling the accusations that it misled users about app safety and harmed young people "unsubstantiated."
Lindsay Clancy murder trial sparks fierce debate on social media
The former nurse has admitted to killing her three young children
Marcos flags social media content harmful to children
MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Friday sounded the alarm on the negative effects of some social media content on children, particularly on their critical judgment and overall development. Marcos raised this concern during the Foreign Correspondents Association of the Philippines (Focap) Presi
Jamaica Gleaner
Jamaica Gleaner3 days ago
CVC: Teach youth social media’s benefits, pitfalls
Ivan Cruickshank, executive director of the Caribbean Vulnerable Communities Coalition (CVC), is calling for a wide-ranging educational campaign on social media use targeting young people as the Government considers regulating these online platforms for minors. “We need to have broader campaigns around helping young p
Times of India
Times of India3 days ago
Why Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is unhappy with two of the biggest US AI companies
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has attacked OpenAI and Anthropic, saying that thier controlled approach to AI amounts to "abandoning our values" in American tech. His 6,500-word essay "The Future is for Everyone" calls Anthropic's alignment thinking flawed and argues that labs hoarding frontier models pose the real danger, a
ABC News
ABC News3 days ago
Meta claims allegations in latest social media addiction trial are 'unsubstantiated'
Jury selection began Wednesday in a new trial over claims that Meta designed its apps to be addictive for young users.
Deadline
Deadline4 days ago
Jeremy Strong Emailed Mark Zuckerberg To Assure Him He Takes ‘The Social Reckoning’ Role “Very Seriously”
While giving his all to his The Social Reckoning portrayal of Mark Zuckerberg, Jeremy Strong reached out to the Meta CEO and Facebook co-founder. The Oscar nominee recently revealed that he emailed Zuckerberg to assure him he takes the “responsibility very seriously,” noting that the tech mogul responded. Strong would
Jeremy Strong Says He Reached Out to Mark Zuckerberg After Being Cast as Him in ‘The Social Reckoning’ — and He Responded
"I know that he is a reviled person and not a popular person in our culture, but I do not think you should have an actor playing him who wants to set out to condemn him," the 'Succession' star told GQ.
Jeremy Strong plays Mark Zuckerberg in 'The Social Reckoning,' a follow-up to 2010's 'The Social Network.' Here's everything we know.
Jeremy Strong as Mark Zuckerberg in "The Social Reckoning." Sony "The Social Reckoning" tells the story of Frances Haugen, a Facebook engineer turned whistleblower. The movie is written and directed by Aaron Sorkin, and is a companion piece to "The Social Network." The movie opens in theaters on October 9. Sixteen ye
Reason
Reason4 days ago
What You Need to Know About the Social Media 'Addiction' Trial Starting This Week
Meta is on trial for fomenting "FOMO," among other things. It sounds silly, but the playbook used here could work against religious groups, fast food, and much more.
Africa News
Africa News5 days ago
Meta faces major US trial over alleged youth social media addiction
Meta faces a high-stakes trial in California over allegations that Facebook and Instagram were deliberately designed to keep minors hooked. A coalition of U.S. states is seeking sweeping changes to the platforms and potentially up to $1.4 trillion in penalties.
Variety
Variety5 days ago
Jeremy Strong Wrote to Mark Zuckerberg After Being Cast in ‘Social Reckoning’ Even Though ‘He’s a Reviled Person’; Actor Spent 7 Months Talking in Polish Accent for Next Role
Jeremy Strong graces the latest cover of GQ magazine (and the first issue published under new global editorial director Adam Baidawi), in which he speaks out for the first time on taking over the role of Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg. Jesse Eisenberg played the controversial tech titan in “The Social Network” and scored
Reuters
Reuters5 days ago
Meta, 29 states head to court in biggest test yet of youth social media litigation
Meta, 29 states head to court in biggest test yet of youth social media litigation  Reuters
Meta, 29 states head to court in biggest test yet of youth social media litigation
Aug 12 : Meta Platforms will face a coalition of state attorneys general in a California federal court trial beginning on Wednesday over claims it engineered Facebook and Instagram to be addictive to children, a case that could expose the company to massive damages and force it to make sweeping changes to its platforms
CBS News
CBS News🏁 first to report5 days ago
Meta's Mark Zuckerberg thinks AI model code should be open to all
Facebook co-founder and Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg argues that artificial intelligence should be open source to improve accessibility. CNET reporter Katelyn Chedraoui has more on what the philosophy of open source technology means in the AI era.