Under a US settlement, Meta agreed to further steps to protect "addicted" minors on its platforms

OpenAI unveiled a ChatGPT for Teens, a version of ChatGPT built for 13 to 17 year olds, adding stronger safety limits and parental controls

Twenty-nine states accuse Meta of exposing children to harmful content, violating privacy laws and designing Facebook and Instagram to keep young users engaged. BBC reporting on the trial says a whistleblower testified that teen exposure to graphic content was at least 100 times higher than Meta reported

Mark Zuckerberg says AI must stay widely accessible, not concentrated among a few firms, as Meta pushes to rival China's open models

Restaurants, private clubs, pubs and theaters across Britain are restricting Meta's AI-powered smart glasses over privacy concerns, reviving debate over wearable cameras that has already sparked criticism in the United States

Meta's CEO tells the Financial Times that banning advanced Chinese AI won't help the US compete, urging fixes to bottlenecks instead

Thousands of users worldwide are reporting login and messaging problems on Meta's apps, with no official explanation yet

A federal judge let claims from 29 states proceed, ruling Meta may have designed Facebook and Instagram to hook young users

Off-grid natural gas plants are being fast-tracked across the US to power AI data centers, leaving nearby residents with little warning or recourse

Israeli firm NSO Group allegedly defied a US court order and sent malicious messages to WhatsApp users

Women filmed without their knowledge are being mocked online. Smart glasses are emerging as a serious new threat to personal privacy

Meta workers have launched a petition drive, fearing they are being used to train the AI systems that will ultimately replace them

A Los Angeles jury rules that platform design on Instagram and YouTube caused mental health risks for minors, setting a potential precedent for thousands of similar U.S. lawsuits.

According to Mr Bergman, internal company documents show that Instagram’s design features made it easier for adult predators to reach adolescents, groom them into sharing intimate images and then blackmail them through threats of humiliation