
Meta Prevails as Plaintiff Drops Social Media Addiction Lawsuit Ahead of Trial
A social media addiction lawsuit against Meta has been dropped ahead of trial after the plaintiff voluntarily dismissed the case without receiving any payment, Meta said.
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A social media addiction lawsuit against Meta has been dropped ahead of trial after the plaintiff voluntarily dismissed the case without receiving any payment, Meta said.

WhatsApp has introduced upgraded Apple CarPlay and Android Auto support, standalone iPad account registration, music sharing for Status updates and built-in PDF viewing.

Meta is piloting StoryKit, an AI-powered app that creates personalised children’s stories with custom characters, lessons and music in select countries.

Instagram now lets users replace the music on published feed posts and carousels without losing likes, comments, shares or post reach.

Meta will introduce parental supervision tools for Threads in the U.S. next week, giving parents more control over teen accounts before a wider global rollout.

Snap has reached a tentative settlement in a lawsuit alleging social media platforms contribute to addiction and mental health harms among children, leaving Meta as the only remaining…

A U.S. federal judge has granted final approval to Anthropic’s $1.5 billion copyright settlement, allowing payments to authors and publishers while leaving broader AI copyright questions…

The European Commission has warned Meta to overhaul addictive features on Facebook and Instagram or face fines under the Digital Services Act over risks to users, including minors.

Meta will now notify parents when its AI chatbot detects that a teenager has discussed suicide or self-harm, expanding safety measures designed to protect young users while respecting…

Singer Lorde criticised AI glasses during a performance in Madrid, while the debate over smart glasses’ privacy continues despite growing consumer sales.

Meta’s Adam Mosseri says AI token spending could eventually require per-engineer limits as companies work to manage the rising cost of AI development.

AI companies may need to generate trillions in revenue to justify soaring infrastructure investments, as analysts assess the economics behind hyperscale AI expansion.
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