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Meta ran hundreds of ads showing AI child sexual abuse, NGO says

The ads collectively reached more than 29,000 people and typically used artificial intelligence to depict young children being molested, TTP said

Terms of engagement

If Meta is forced to abandon the engagement-algorithm for its most committed users, and if other platforms follow suit, the industry will undergo a tectonic shift

Meta's new teen safety rules: What changes on Instagram and Facebook

The new protections will first apply in participating US states and territories, subject to judicial approval. Meta has not announced these measures as a global rollout

Zuckerberg wanted to cut Meta workforce by 60%; here's why he didn't

Called Project OT, Mark Zuckerberg's plan envisioned artificial intelligence agents taking over much of the daily work done by thousands of human employees

Meta's teen safety deal facing big hurdle: Knowing who's under 18

In a landmark deal with state attorneys general across the US, Meta agreed to pay up to $18 billion and implement design changes

Meta's $18 billion social media settlement: Numbers behind the deal

Of the overall amount, the company has pledged to shell out about $12.7 billion in installments to states over the next 10 years as a starting point

Meta to pay up to $16.7 billion to settle social media addiction cases

The deal requires Meta to put new guardrails on its platforms, including restricting how much time youths can scroll and preventing them from switching off certain safety settings

How Meta decides when AI can remove posts and when humans step in

Meta's automated systems do not send every flagged post to a human reviewer at the same stage. Its technology helps determine which content should be reviewed by people and in what order

Meta's child safety trial: What Instagram is accused of & what's at stake

A 29-state coalition sued Meta in 2023 over child safety and privacy; California, Colorado, Kentucky, New Jersey are leading the current trial, while other states will pursue their cases separately

Meta rejects claims it sought to hook children to Facebook, Instagram

4 lead states - California, Colorado, Kentucky and New Jersey - accused Meta of designing Facebook and Instagram to hook young users

Meta 'more cautious' on child abuse matters after strong govt message

The government's hard talk with Meta has led to action on child sexual abuse material (CSAM), with the company now showing greater sensitivity and caution on such content, IT ministry sources said on Tuesday, asserting that the Centre has made it unequivocally clear that such content constitutes a violation and cannot be covered by safe-harbour protection. Sources said the government's intent is not censorship or restricting coverage in any way, but ensuring Indian laws and norms are followed and that social media harms are mitigated. Meta explained how its algorithms and systems work, the ministry sources said, noting that discussions are on and such matters involve "judgment calls" and "tweaks". The IT Ministry official further said that Meta has shown increased sensitivity and caution on CSAM, with the government seeing some action by the company following its recent discussions. Sources described the response as "important and significant". The government had unequivocally ...

Meta says it has shut down 750,000 under-16 accounts in Australia

The figure includes more than 500,000 accounts Meta removed before the law came into effect in December, along with those it has shut down since, the company said

Delhi HC seeks Meta policy on creator access to digital copyright tool

The court sought Meta's eligibility criteria for Rights Manager after a creator alleged that fraudsters had used the tool to make bogus copyright claims against his content

When an algorithm silences a PM: The case for real platform accountability

PM Modi's deleted social media post highlights the need for transparency, due process and accountability from Big Tech platforms over content moderation

Centre asks Meta to act against deepfakes, probes role of algorithms

Government may seek legal opinion on further action against Meta after reviewing outcome of recent meetings; other digital platforms could also come under scrutiny

US court orders Meta to pay $567 mn over harms to children's mental health

A New Mexico court has ordered Instagram and Facebook parent company Meta to pay USD 567 million to address harms to young people from its platforms in the second phase of a landmark trial the social media giant lost in March. In a ruling late Thursday, Judge Bryan Biedcheid said the bulk of the money - USD 420 million - will be used for treatment services for young people. The rest will go toward awareness and prevention, screening services and other costs over the next five years. In the first phase, jurors had ordered USD 375 million in civil penalties against Meta, determining that it knowingly harmed children's mental health and concealed what it knew about child sexual exploitation on its platforms. In the second phase, prosecutors had asked the judge to impose fundamental changes at Meta aimed at reining in addictive features, improving age verification and preventing child sexual exploitation through default privacy settings and closer oversight. The court said federal ...

Meta apologises to Vaishnaw over erroneous takedown of PM Modi's post

Meta apologised to the government for mistakenly taking down Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Facebook post and assured it of greater care in handling posts from verified public figures.

'Apologise in 3 days or lose safe harbour': BJP MP's warning to Meta

Meta briefly blocked access to PM Narendra Modi's July 23 video before restoring it; the address to GenZ came amid protests over the alleged Neet-UG 2026 paper leak

Meta team meets IT Ministry officials after summons over PM's post removal

Meta global team on Wednesday met top IT Ministry officials, following government summons over the removal of PM Narendra Modi's post on Facebook. Wrongful action on prominent post and lapses in curbing child sexual abuse material on social media platform were among the concerns raised by the government. Top Meta executives, including Global Affairs officer Joel Kaplan, met IT secretary S Krishnan and other senior officials of Meity in a discussion that lasted 45 minutes. The team is also slated to meet Union IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw later today. The meeting is significant as the government had summoned Meta's top global executives after Prime Minister Modi's recent Facebook post addressing Indian youth and promising stringent action against paper leaks was briefly restricted on the platform. While the US-headquartered social media giant had attributed the incident to a technical glitch and apologised, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) had found th

Parliament panel seeks Zuckerberg apology over PM Modi video removal

A Parliamentary standing committee on Wednesday demanded an apology from Meta chief Mark Zuckerberg over Prime Minister Narendra Modi's speech being removed from Facebook. In a letter to the secretary, Ministry of Electronics and IT, a director of the Lok Sabha secretariat said protection and immunity for Zuckerberg may be withdrawn if there is no apology in three days. "The removal of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi's video addressing students and Gen Z regarding examination controversies and strict actions against paper leaks from Facebook for 5-6 hours viewed very seriously by the Committee," said the letter signed by A Jyothirmayi. The panel has also sought government of India action against Google India head over investors losing more than Rs 48 lakh through fraud apps. "The Committee while discussing Hyderabad Cyber Police Action against the Google India Head as a co-accused along with the Cyber fraudsters after the complainants alleged that they lost more than Rs.48 lakhs