A jury in Santa Fe, New Mexico found Meta Platforms' Facebook liable on Friday for misleading users about privacy protections on the platform, with the verdict involving over 43 million violations of consumer protection law. The case arose from allegations related to the Cambridge Analytica scandal, and Meta could face over $200 billion in penalties when a judge determines damages.
Republican Senator Jon Husted dismissed his political director Stephen Woytek after The Washington Post revealed Woytek had previously used a photo of Nazi SS soldiers as his Facebook profile picture. The campaign confirmed it would part ways with the staffer following the disclosure.
A class action lawsuit filed September 4, 2026, alleges Meta illegally harvested users' Facebook and Instagram photos to train its AI image-generation models and to build an unreleased face recognition feature called NameTag.
Meta Platforms reached an $17-18 billion settlement with state attorneys general over claims that Instagram and Facebook harmed children, even as its newly launched AI app Muse rapidly climbed to become the second most popular app in the United States.
Meta agreed to implement changes for minors on Instagram and Facebook, including cutting off access at night and during school hours. However, a whistleblower criticized the settlement as insufficient to meaningfully address harms to teen mental health.
Meta agreed to pay up to $18 billion and implement stronger child-safety measures on Facebook and Instagram as part of a landmark settlement with 48 US states. The settlement includes time limits for teen users and restrictions on addictive features.
Meta has agreed to pay up to $16.68 billion to settle claims from 29 state attorneys general alleging the company purposely designed Instagram and Facebook to be addictive to young people. The settlement represents one of the largest consumer protection actions against a tech company.
A bipartisan coalition of 29 U.S. states began a landmark federal trial in Oakland, California, accusing Meta Platforms of intentionally designing Facebook and Instagram to addict children and harm young users' mental health. The case could potentially reshape the social media platforms.
Opening statements begin in federal court in Oakland, California, in a major multistate lawsuit against Meta alleging the company knowingly designed its platforms to be addictive to children. The trial is considered one of the most consequential of thousands of lawsuits Meta faces over child safety, with states seeking extensive financial damages.
A New Mexico judge ordered Meta to pay $567 million to address harms to young people from Facebook and Instagram in the second phase of a landmark trial. The ruling brings Meta's total penalties in the case to over $1 billion and requires sweeping protections for teen users.
A New Mexico judge ordered Meta to pay $567 million in the second phase of a landmark child safety lawsuit, adding to a $375 million penalty from March. The ruling requires Meta to address harms to young people on Instagram and Facebook and make platform changes.
Meta is upgrading its Meta AI assistant with new autonomous task automation capabilities, including calendar integration, daily briefings, and recurring task management. The features, powered by the Muse Spark 1.1 model, are being rolled out in select markets.
Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced on June 15, 2026, that the UK will ban social media platforms including Instagram, YouTube, TikTok, Snapchat, Facebook and X from offering services to children under 16. Experts and affected teenagers have raised concerns about enforcement challenges and the policy's effectiveness.
Meta Superintelligence Labs released Muse Spark, its first frontier AI model and first without open weights, marking a significant shift from Meta's open-source strategy. The model now powers Meta AI app and Meta.ai website.
