[ad_1] London — European Union regulators opened investigations into Apple, Google and Meta on Monday, the first cases under a sweeping new law designed to stop Big Tech companies from cornering digital markets. The European Commission, the 27-nation bloc’s executive arm, said it was investigating the companies for “non-compliance” with the Digital Markets Act. The Digital … Read more
[ad_1] Facebook marks 20 years since launch Facebook marks 20 years since launch 05:10 Facebook and Instagram users are reporting widespread issues, with many saying they were booted out of the social media platforms and are now unable to log back in. DownDetector, a site that monitors internet service outages, said it has received more than 500,000 … Read more
[ad_1] When it comes to children’s mental health and privacy, their loss translates into massive gains for social media companies: $11 billion, to be exact. That’s according to a new Harvard study that shows social media platforms last year generated $11 billion in revenue from advertising directed at children and teenagers, including nearly $2 billion in ad … Read more
[ad_1] Meta accused of engineering social media platforms to hook kids Meta accused of engineering social media platforms to hook kids 00:33 Facebook and Instagram are steering children to explicit content even when no interest is expressed, and are enabling child predators to find and contact minors, New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez claimed Wednesday … Read more
[ad_1] The company that owns Facebook and Instagram has tailored both social media platforms to keep children and teenagers engaged on their platforms for as long as possible in order to gather personal data and sell it to advertisers, a group of state prosecutors said Monday. Attorneys general in 33 states filed a federal lawsuit … Read more
[ad_1] Meta is considering charging European users for versions of its Instagram and Facebook apps, which are currently free, to comply with European Union regulations. The technology company has proposed charging Instagram and Facebook users in Europe about $13 a month to avoid seeing ads, a source told CBS MoneyWatch. That’s roughly what competitors such … Read more
[ad_1] Today is the last day for anyone in the U.S. who used Facebook in the last 16 years to get a piece of a $725 million settlement by parent company Meta tied to privacy violations. The settlement stems from multiple lawsuits that were brought against Facebook by users who claimed that the company improperly … Read more
[ad_1] Anyone in the U.S. who used Facebook in the last 16 years can now get a piece of a $725 million settlement by parent company Meta tied to privacy violations, as long as they fill out a claim on or before this Friday. The settlement stems from multiple lawsuits that were brought against Facebook … Read more
[ad_1] Anyone in the U.S. who used Facebook in the last 16 years can now collect a piece of a $725 million settlement by parent company Meta tied to privacy violations, as long as they fill out a claim within the next two weeks. The settlement stems from multiple lawsuits that were brought against Facebook … Read more
[ad_1] Anyone in the U.S. who used Facebook in the last 16 years can now collect a piece of a $725 million settlement by parent company Meta tied to privacy violations, as long as they fill out a claim before August 25. However, two other deadlines are fast approaching: Users who want to opt out … Read more