WorldPingAl Jazeera
Meta agrees to $17B settlement in landmark child-safety case
Meta has agreed to pay up to $17.1 billion in a landmark settlement with US states…
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Al Jazeera
BBC Business
Meta's $18bn settlement may hasten reckoning for social media on child safety
WorldPingPerhaps our days of doomscrolling are numbered, writes the BBC's technology editor Zoe Kleinman.
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WorldPingFortune
Meta’s $18 billion settlement leaves out the child protections New Mexico already won at trial, its Attorney General says
Raúl Torrez said New Mexico secured stronger protections against AI chatbots and predators than the national settlement. Child safety experts agree.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Fortune
WorldPingDeadline
‘The Social Reckoning’ New Trailer: Aaron Sorkin Returns To The World Of Facebook & “That Guy”
UPDATED with new trailer, 4:05 PM: “I’m an investigative reporter, and that guy and this company are playing an unprecedented role in our lives.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Deadline
TechCrunch
Meta’s $18B child-safety deal hinges on age verification tech that doesn’t work well
The historic settlement reignites ongoing concern around how age-verification technology puts privacy at risk.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by TechCrunch
CNBC World
Meta settles social media addiction case with California, other states for $16.7 billion
Meta and state attorneys general settled a federal trial centering on allegations that company misrepresented the extent of child-related mental health harms.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by CNBC World
WorldPingArs Technica
Meta settles states' child-safety claims for $18B; Florida rejects deal as "peanuts"
Meta to impose daily limit on child social media use in deal with nearly every state.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Ars Technica