Meta executive warned Facebook Messenger encryption plan was ‘so irresponsible’, shows court filing
The company is facing a wave of litigation and regulatory threats globally linked to the welfare of young users
Meta’s Zuckerberg denies at LA trial that Instagram targets kids
[LOS ANGELES] Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Wednesday repeatedly said during a landmark trial over youth social media addiction that the Facebook and Instagram operator does not allow kids und...
Instagram‘s top executive grilled over safety decisions at trial
[LOS ANGELES] The top executive at Meta Platforms’ Instagram defended the social media platform’s choices around features that some company insiders called harmful to young users, at a trial on claims...
Malaysia says it plans to ban social media for under-16s from 2026
France, Spain, Italy, Denmark and Greece are also jointly testing a template for an age verification app
Meta to remove under-16 Australians from Facebook, Instagram on Dec 4
META said Thursday that Australians younger than 16 will be removed from Facebook and Instagram on Dec 4, as Canberra prepares to enforce sweeping laws banning teens from social media.
Instagram reels, ‘passports’ and neon signs: Nanyang Poly students help heartland merchants attract younger consumers
In the annual Heartland Innovation Challenge, 14 merchants team up with students to co-create business solutions
High Court orders Instagram seller to pay Louis Vuitton S$200,000 in damages over counterfeit goods
[SINGAPORE] An Instagram seller who sold fake Louis Vuitton items as authentic and ghosted the High Court during court proceedings has been ordered to pay S$200,000 in damages to the French luxury fas...
Meta asks judge to rule that FTC failed to prove its monopoly case
FACEBOOK parent company Meta Platforms asked a federal judge on Thursday to throw out the US Federal Trade Commission’s case accusing it of an illegal social media monopoly, saying the agency failed t...
Meta’s Instagram says services back up after outages
META-OWNED Instagram said its services were back online after thousands of users experienced technical issues accessing its platform on Wednesday, according to outage tracking website Downdetector.com...
Meta will face antitrust trial over Instagram, WhatsApp acquisitions
FACEBOOK owner Meta Platforms must face trial in a US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) lawsuit seeking its break-up over claims that it bought Instagram and WhatsApp to crush emerging competition in soc...
