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Telcos, Media & Tech

Meta loses bid to dismiss US states’ claims that Facebook, Instagram addict children

Meta’s Facebook and Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok and Google’s YouTube had been flagged for potential non-compliance.
Telcos, Media & Tech

Australia investigates tech giants over social media ban compliance

The jury found that Meta violated New Mexico’s consumer protection law and ordered the company to pay US$375 million in civil penalties.
Telcos, Media & Tech

Meta ordered to pay US$375 million in New Mexico trial over child exploitation, user safety claims

Child safety advocates argue that the end-to-end encryption poses a heightened risk when built into public social networks that readily connect children to people they do not otherwise know.
Telcos, Media & Tech

Meta executive warned Facebook Messenger encryption plan was ‘so irresponsible’, shows court filing

Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg arrives at court in a key test case accusing Meta and Google's YouTube of harming kids' mental health through addictive platforms, Los Angeles, California, Feb 18, 2026.
Telcos, Media & Tech

Meta’s Zuckerberg denies at LA trial that Instagram targets kids

(From left) Mariano Janin, Ellen Roome, and George Nicolaou sit outside a court with photos of their children who died, during a trial in a key test case accusing Meta and Google's YouTube of harming children's mental health through addictive platforms, Los Angeles, California, Feb 11, 2026.
Telcos, Media & Tech

Instagram‘s top executive grilled over safety decisions at trial

The effects of social media on children’s health and safety have become a growing global concern.
Asean Business

Malaysia says it plans to ban social media for under-16s from 2026

Australia will from Dec 10 force social media platforms including Facebook, Instagram and Tiktok to remove users under the age of 16 or face hefty fines.
Telcos, Media & Tech

Meta to remove under-16 Australians from Facebook, Instagram on Dec 4

FMAS president Yeo Hiang Meng (third from left) and Nanyang Polytechnic principal and CEO Russell Chan (fourth from left) viewing the prototype business solutions of a heartland merchant.
Singapore

Instagram reels, ‘passports’ and neon signs: Nanyang Poly students help heartland merchants attract younger consumers

The fakes were passed off as genuine and sold at a fraction of the price of the real items.
Singapore

High Court orders Instagram seller to pay Louis Vuitton S$200,000 in damages over counterfeit goods

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