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Meta settlement opens new front in global fight over social media harm
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South Korea media commission says Meta's youth protection changes should apply globally
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States' attorneys and Meta lawyers speak with U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers after Meta Platforms agreed to pay up to $18 billion over the next decade and strictly limit how teenagers use Facebook and Instagram under an agreement with nearly all U.S. states to resolve claims it designed those social media platforms to addict children, in Oakland, California, U.S., August 26, 2026 in this courtroom sketch. REUTERS/Vicki Behringer NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES. NO USE ABC, BBC, CBS, CNBC, CNN, FOX, NBC
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Meta agrees to pay US$18 billion to settle US lawsuits over children's social media addiction
27/08/2026
Meta's lawyer Paul Schmidt makes opening statements before U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers as Meta faces a landmark trial in federal court over claims from 29 states, alleging it improperly captured data from minors, designed its social media platforms to addict children and misled the public about their safety in Oakland, California, U.S., August 18, 2026 in a courtroom sketch. REUTERS/Vicki Behringer. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES. NO USE ABC, BBC, CBS, CNBC, CNN, FOX, NBC and all the broadcast TV lo
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Meta rejects claims it sought to hook children to Facebook, Instagram as landmark trial begins
19/08/2026
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Meta, 29 states head to court in biggest test yet of youth social media litigation
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Meta ordered to pay US$567 million in New Mexico for teen mental health fund
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UK probes TikTok over child safety measures
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UK probes TikTok over child safety measures
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Instagram, TikTok, Snapchat, Kick, YouTube, Facebook, Twitch, Reddit, Threads and X applications are displayed on a mobile phone ahead of new law banning social media for users under 16 in Australia, in this picture illustration taken on December 9, 2025. REUTERS/Hollie Adams/Illustration/File Photo
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From Australia to Europe, countries move to curb children's social media access
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Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer arrives for a press conference at Downing Street in London, Britain, April 1, 2026. Frank Augstein/Pool via REUTERS
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Britain announces sweeping social media ban for under-16s
15/06/2026
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UK PM Starmer set to ban 'harmful' social media for under-16s
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Instagram, TikTok, Snapchat, Kick, YouTube, Facebook, Twitch, Reddit, Threads and X applications are displayed on a mobile phone ahead of new law banning social media for users under 16 in Australia, in this picture illustration taken on December 9, 2025. REUTERS/Hollie Adams/Illustration/File Photo
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Facebook and Instagram must do more to block under-13s, EU warns in Meta charges
29/04/2026
Instagram, TikTok, Snapchat, Kick, YouTube, Facebook, Twitch, Reddit, Threads and X applications are displayed on a mobile phone ahead of new law banning social media for users under 16 in Australia, in this picture illustration taken on December 9, 2025. REUTERS/Hollie Adams/Illustration/File Photo
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Why are social media companies under pressure over 'addictive' platform design?
05/04/2026

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