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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

Instagram took a 'don't ask, don't tell' approach on kids: Ex-Meta engineer

A former engineering director at Meta who has testified before Congress about child safety on Instagram told jurors Wednesday at a landmark trial that the company took a "don't ask, don't tell" approach on kids under 13 on its platforms. During his second day of testimony, Arturo Bejar said Meta consistently prioritized profits over safety in designing its products, focusing on how often and for how long people used them, even if it was detrimental to their mental well-being. "If you step away from the product, they are not going to make any money," he said. The trial that began Tuesday in federal court in Oakland, California, pits Meta against the states of California, Colorado, Kentucky and New Jersey and is expected to last about six weeks. The four states were among 29 that sued the tech giant in 2023 over child safety and privacy - the other 25 will go to trial later. The company also faces lawsuits in state courts, including one underway in Tennessee. The lawsuit accuses Meta

Meta faces biggest youth social media test yet as 29 US states go to trial

The seven-week trial will test claims that Meta designed Facebook and Instagram to keep children hooked and misled users about the safety of its platforms.

5 key takeaways from Mark Zuckerberg's 6,500-word manifesto on AI

Zuckerberg's letter is the latest entry in the broader genre of manifestos from AI executives laying out their visions for the emerging technology

Meta launches new AI model as Zuckerberg champions open-weight push

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg urged the US to reduce policy barriers around open-weight AI as the company unveiled a new model designed to run agentic tasks on personal computers

Govt-Meta talks turn technical; company outlines measures to curb deepfakes

After two days of intensive questioning of Meta, the government on Friday shifted to technical discussions with the social media giant, during which the company detailed how it plans to address the Centre's concerns over deepfakes, child sexual abuse material and unlabelled synthetically-generated content on its platforms, sources said. Sources told PTI that the government has asked Meta to take specific measures and report back on the outcomes. Officials will regularly follow up with the company on its progress, sources asserted. One of the key issues discussed was the reappearance, continued circulation and virality of AI-generated harmful content, even after it has been flagged. The government also questioned Meta on why AI-generated videos without labels continue to remain visible on its platforms despite the IT rules requiring synthetic content to be identified and labelled, sources said. The government asked Meta to have greater human oversight in content moderation, with ...

Meta debuts AI coding agent Muse Code in race with OpenAI and Anthropic

Chief executive Mark Zuckerberg unveiled a beta version of the software engineering assistant, intensifying competition with OpenAI and Anthropic in AI coding tools

Meta apologises for temporarily removing PM Modi's Facebook post

Meta was in the crosshairs of the government after temporarily restricting the PM's July 23 Facebook post, in which he addressed Indian youth and promised stringent action against paper leaks

'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

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

Why Mark Zuckerberg thinks banning Chinese AI models won't help the US

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said blocking advanced Chinese AI models in the US would not be an effective response to growing competition from China

US govt should not block Chinese models to gain edge in AI race: Zuckerberg

The Trump administration ‌on Tuesday unveiled bans ​that target imports of ‌new Chinese robots and power inverters, seeking to protect ‌the US AI buildout from national security threats

AI agent tech progressing slower than expected, says Mark Zuckerberg

Zuckerberg added that a company reorganization ‌that included major job cuts was not as "clean" as it could ​have been and that executives had miscalculated on the ​timing of the changes

Zuckerberg eyeing prediction markets, Meta to create Polymarket-like app

Meta is developing a prediction-market app modelled on Polymarket and Kalshi as Zuckerberg seeks new avenues for growth beyond Facebook and Instagram

From Kalshi to Meta's Arena: How prediction market platforms work

As Kalshi restricts Indian users and Meta develops Arena, here is a look at how prediction market platforms work and how they differ from betting apps

Meta's $900 mn Cred bet fuels hopes of turning WhatsApp into a super-app

The global tech firm announced this week that it will own 20% of Bengaluru-based Cred, which rewards people who pay their credit-card bills on time

Meta's Cox sought Kunal Shah's advice on WhatsApp, then made him leader

Meta Chief Product Officer Chris Cox reached out to Shah directly in the spring, seeking advice on picking the future leader of WhatsApp

Meta made 'mistakes' in AI workforce shift, says CEO Mark Zuckerberg

Zuckerberg is pumping hundreds of billions of dollars into AI as he seeks to reshape his company's inner workings around technology, reflecting a broader pattern ‌among major US companies this year

Meta begins 8,000 global job cuts in Asian hub of Singapore amid AI push

This latest round of cuts is expected to hit Meta's engineering and product teams in particular and additional layoffs could come later in the year

Meta layoffs explained: Why Zuckerberg is cutting 8,000 jobs globally

Meta is laying off nearly 8,000 employees globally while pouring up to $145 billion into AI infrastructure. From hiring freezes to AI-focused teams, the company’s latest move shows