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‘Take responsibility’: UK PM Starmer tells social media firms on online safety

Australia last year became the first country to ban social media for children under 16

The Commission intends to order Meta to reinstate access for third-party AI assistants under the same conditions as before 15 October 2025

EU warns Meta WhatsApp AI fee breaches antitrust rules, orders rollback

[BRUSSELS] The European Commission said on Wednesday (Apr 15) it intended to order Meta Platforms to reinstate rival artificial intelligence assistants on its WhatsApp messaging service after the US t...

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

Australia investigates tech giants over social media ban compliance

Tech companies can face a fine of up to A$49.5 million (S$43.9 million)

The poll found 94 per cent of respondents felt minors should be better protected from the damaging effects of social media.

Swiss back tougher social media rules for minors: survey

Neighbouring Austria is planning to ban users under 14 from social media

A jury in California has ruled that Meta and YouTube must pay financial damages to a 20-year-old who testified that beauty filters caused her serious anxiety.

The terrible cost of the infinite scroll

Will giants such as Meta and YouTube finally be forced to design less harmful products?

Meta announced in December that it would acquire Manus.

China bars Manus co-founders from leaving country amid Meta deal review: FT

The case highlights Beijing’s broader concerns about the loss of valuable technology to a geopolitical rival

Some members of Meta’s Reality Labs division were asked to work remotely on Wednesday (Mar 25) in preparation for the cuts.

Meta is cutting several hundred jobs amid record AI spending

The layoffs will affect employees both in the US and other international markets

Meta must meet the price targets by Feb 14, 2028, for the options to vest.

Meta boosts top executives’ pay with stock options as AI race heats up

The options are the social media giant’s first for its top brass and require steep stock milestones