The cuts follow losses in two pivotal court cases and the company’s push to invest in artificial intelligence.
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Family influencers make the lifestyle look good. But kids pay the price, new book says
What does it mean to monetize your offspring? To turn their childhood into content? In Like, Follow, Subscribe Fortesa Latifi explores what drives parents to become family influencers.
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The surprising origin of 4 features that superglue kids — and adults — to screens
Taken together, these four features can create a trancelike state that can keep us stuck on social media apps or video games for hours. Children are particularly vulnerable.
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Nations tried to impose a digital fog of war in Iran. The results are mixed
Governments are blocking the internet, banning social media posts and cutting access to commercial satellite images. But experts say that efforts to censor information have had mixed results.
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Jury orders Meta and Google to pay woman $3 million in social media addiction trial
The verdict marks the end of the first-ever jury trial over whether tech giants should be held accountable for social media addiction. It may influence the outcome of 2,000 other pending lawsuits.
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New Mexico jury says Meta harms children’s mental health and safety, violating state law
The jury agreed that Meta engaged in “unconscionable” trade practices that unfairly took advantage of the vulnerabilities of and inexperience of children. Jurors found there were thousands of violations, each counting separately toward a penalty of $375 million.
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How the federal government is painting immigrants as criminals on social media
Experts say this kind of media campaign is unprecedented and paints a distorted picture of immigrants and crime
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A new lawsuit alleges DHS illegally tracked and intimidated observers
Observers watching federal immigration enforcement in Maine who were told by agents they were “domestic terrorists” and would be added to a “database” or “watchlist” are now part of a new federal class action lawsuit.
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Zuckerberg grilled about Meta’s strategy to target ‘teens’ and ‘tweens’
The billionaire tech mogul’s testimony was part of a landmark social media addiction trial in Los Angeles. The jury’s verdict in the case could shape how some 1,600 other pending cases from families and school districts are resolved.
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Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg to face jury in landmark social media addiction trial
The case is seen as a test of social media’s legal responsibility for platform design features that plaintiffs’ lawyers say exacerbated mental health issues in young people.
