Gabon is in active discussions with social media giants Meta and TikTok following a nationwide suspension of their platforms, the country’s Ministry of Communication announced on Thursday. Earlier this month, Gabon’s media regulator suspended all social media platforms, citing content that it said was fostering conflict, division, and spreading defamatory,…
Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg struggled to defend his company in court on Wednesday, February 18, 2026, as lawyers confronted him with internal documents suggesting that Instagram and Facebook targeted young users despite public claims of safeguarding children. Landmark Case in Los Angeles The trial in Los Angeles is part…
California, USA – Instagram CEO Adam Mosseri on Wednesday rejected the notion that users could be clinically addicted to social media, as he testified in a landmark trial that could reshape the legal landscape for tech giants accused of knowingly hooking children on their platforms for profit. The case, brought…
Los Angeles, USA – Instagram chief Adam Mosseri is set to testify Wednesday in a California courtroom as part of a blockbuster civil trial that could establish a legal precedent on whether social media platforms are deliberately designed to be addictive to children. The Case The trial pits Meta (parent…
Los Angeles, California – A landmark social media trial began Monday, with Meta and Google-owned YouTube accused of deliberately designing platforms to addict children, in what could become a precedent-setting case for the tech industry. The trial, unfolding before a Los Angeles jury, focuses on allegations that a 20-year-old woman…
Meta has started deactivating accounts of Australian children under 16 across its Instagram, Facebook, and Threads platforms, a week ahead of the country’s landmark teen social media ban. The tech giant began notifying users aged 13 to 15 last month that their accounts would be shut down starting December 4.…