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Meta settles its alleged social media harm case for $18B — and agrees to massive changes that may be almost impossible to enforce
By Lance Ulanoff Published
Meta just settled the huge US multi-state case against it, alleging the social media giant's products harm teens. It's paying $18B— but are the promised product changes enough to truly protect teens?

Meta thought AI could do the job instead of humans — what happened next should surprise absolutely nobody
By Lance Ulanoff Published
Meta may have tried to use AI to replace as much as 60% of its workforce. Here's a look at why that's obviously a bad idea.

Meta might be on the hook for $1.4 trillion if it loses a landmark lawsuit — what would that mean?
By Lance Ulanoff Published
Meta and Mark Zuckerberg are about to face their toughest trial yet. How the huge State AG's lawsuit could force Meta to make some difficult decisions.

New Mexico judge calls Meta a 'public nuisance' that's a polluting factory
By David Nield Published
In the second phase of the landmark New Mexico case, the judge says Facebook and Instagram are major polluters.

It’s not about whether we need data centers, but where we build them, says IDCA founder and CEO
By Desire Athow Published
Exclusive We are responsible for creating data center demand – we should accept some of the consequences. But hyperscalers have responsibilities, too.

Careless People made me want the chapter Sarah Wynn-Williams couldn’t write
By Graham Barlow Published
Reading Careless People helped me understand how Facebook’s internal culture may have allowed Mark Zuckerberg’s strange metaverse obsession to become Meta’s defining idea.

Quote of the day by Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg: Privacy is no longer a social norm — declaring the erosion of social boundaries
By Keumars Afifi-Sabet Published
Social media users have organically grown less concerned about privacy over time, according to the creator of Facebook

Windscribe VPN CEO warns your favourite Facebook quizzes are actually stealing your bank details
By Rene Millman Published
Don't let a "stripper name" quiz hand hackers the keys to your financial accounts
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