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| 08.04.2026 | Countries around the world are considering teen social media bans – why experts warn it’s a ‘lazy’ fix | Several countries including the U.K. and France are considering banning social media for children.
Social media experts told CNBC that a blanket ban is ‘unfair’ to young people and ignores the benefits.
Instead governments should be enforci... |
| 03.04.2026 | Meta, Google under attack as court cases bypass 30-year-old legal shield | Since the mid 1990s, internet platforms have been able to avoid legal liability for content on their sites, thanks to Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act.
But recent losses in court for Meta and YouTube, and other cases that have ... |
| 02.04.2026 | AI Investment Surge Fuels Market Rally Amid Geopolitical Hopes | Nvidia poured $2 billion into Marvell Technology. This investment strengthens AI infrastructure. It expands Nvidia's vital AI ecosystem. Marvell shares jumped significantly. The partnership targets custom AI chips, advanced silicon photonic... |
| 01.04.2026 | The EU Killed Voluntary CSAM Scanning. West Virginia Is Trying To Compel It. Both Cause Problems. | Last week, the European Parliament voted to let a temporary exemption lapse that had allowed tech companies to scan their services for child sexual abuse material (CSAM) without running afoul of strict EU privacy regulations. Meanwhile, her... |
| 31.03.2026 | Social Media Giants Face Global Reckoning Over Child Harm | U.S. juries hold Meta, YouTube liable for child harm. A Colorado mother's son died from social media drug access, fueling calls for change. These verdicts signal a global shift. Nations like Australia, Brazil, France now enforce strict age ... |
| 31.03.2026 | Snap climbs 14% as activist Irenic suggests changes to boost stock’s value 7x | Snap shares climbed 14% after activist Irenic Capital suggested changes to boost the company’s value.
Irenic’s letter outlines six steps to raise the stock price from its current $3.93 to $26.37.
Major steps include reducing the workforce b... |
| 31.03.2026 | Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Snap, McCormick & Co, Rocket Lab, Apellis, Marvell & more | - |
| 31.03.2026 | Meta testing subscription tier for Instagram | SAN FRANCISCO: Instagram is testing a pay tier that offers features including letting subscribers discreetly view story posts that normally vanish after 24 hours, Meta told AFP on Monday (Mar 30), confirming a report by news website TechCru... |
| 31.03.2026 | Microsoft closes worst quarter on Wall Street since 2008 on AI concerns: ‘Redmond is in a pickle’ | Microsoft lost almost a quarter of its value in the first three months of the year, its steepest quarterly drop since the 2008 financial crisis.
Concerns about the company include the return on investment for artificial intelligence build-o... |
| 31.03.2026 | Australia readies social media court action citing teen ban breaches | Previous
FILE PHOTO: eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant poses after an interview, as a law banning social media for users under 16 in Australia takes effect, in Sydney, Australia, December 10, 2025. REUTERS/Hollie Adams/File Photo
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| 31.03.2026 | Bent Pixels Acquires Sunny State Agency in $23M Deal to Expand Creator Media Across Snapchat and Short-Form Video | Combines the largest independent creator network with a top Snapchat publisher to unify long-form and short-form creator media at global scale.
LOS ANGELES, March 31, 2026 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Bent Pixels, the world's largest gaming and en... |
| 30.03.2026 | Daily Stock Market Live
Dow surges 1,100 points, S&P 500 posts best day since May as hopes grow for end of Iran war: Live updates | Stocks rose on Tuesday following new reports that gave investors hope that the Iran war could soon come to an end.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 1,125.37 points, or 2.49%, and closed at 46,341.51. The move came after an unconfirme... |
| 30.03.2026 | Gov. Jared Polis signs law setting search warrant requirements for social media companies | Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
Gov. Jared Polis signed a law Monday that requires social media companies to comply with state law enforcement warrants — about a year after he vetoed a sweeping set of regulations that had include... |
| 29.03.2026 | Building a parallel digital world on Islamic values | - |
| 28.03.2026 | Snapchat представил AI Clips в Lens Studio | Snapchat представил новый формат линз в Lens Studio для подписчиков Lens+ под названием AI Clips, который позволяет превращать фотографии в пятисекундное видео с помощью текстовых подсказок.
По данным Snapchat, функция AI Clips создана для ... |
| 27.03.2026 | UK Trials Social Media Restrictions for Teens | The UK launches a major trial. Hundreds of teenagers will face social media bans, digital curfews, or time limits. This six-week pilot assesses digital impact on sleep, schoolwork, and family life. It follows global trends. Australia, Franc... |
| 27.03.2026 | Social Media Giants Deemed Liable in Landmark Addiction Verdict. New Era for Tech Accountability. | A California jury found Meta and YouTube liable for user harm. A young woman received millions in damages. Her addiction to platforms worsened mental health struggles. The verdict establishes a crucial precedent. It implicates "addicti... |
| 27.03.2026 | Social Media Giants Face Unprecedented Accountability After Landmark Verdicts | Meta faces major court defeats. Juries ruled platforms endangered child mental health and misled users on safety. Combined penalties hit $381 million. Meta vows appeals. The verdicts intensify calls to overhaul Section 230, challenging tech... |
| 27.03.2026 | Social Media Giants Face Reckoning: Meta Hit with $375 Million Verdict | Meta must pay $375 million. A New Mexico jury ruled Meta violated consumer laws. Child exploitation was central. The landmark verdict signals a major shift. Social media giants now face intense scrutiny. Their platform designs, alleged to f... |
| 27.03.2026 | Tech Giants Held Liable: Social Media’s Reckoning Arrives | Landmark verdicts have rocked the tech industry. Juries in Los Angeles and New Mexico found Meta and Google's YouTube liable. Their platforms were deemed dangerous. Specifically, designs targeted teens, fostering addiction and enabling expl... |
| 27.03.2026 | Tech Giants Face New Reckoning: Social Media Liability Redefined | Social media giants Meta and Google face unprecedented legal scrutiny. Recent juries found them negligent. Los Angeles awarded $6 million for youth addiction. New Mexico levied $375 million for unfair practices. These verdicts signal a shif... |
| 27.03.2026 | Woman whose son died from drugs bought on social media celebrates verdicts against Meta, YouTube | Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
By THOMAS PEIPERT and HANNAH SCHOENBAUM
THORNTON, Colo. (AP) — A Colorado woman whose son died from a fentanyl-laced pill he bought through social media celebrated a pair of verdicts this week agai... |
| 27.03.2026 | U.S. ambassador to EU: Stop fining Big Tech | Over-regulation of U.S. tech companies could harm EU participation in the AI economy, U.S. ambassador to the EU told CNBC.
“If you regulate them off the continent, you’re not going to be a part of the AI economy,” he said.
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| 27.03.2026 | In the wake of US social media verdicts, a look at what limits other countries have imposed for kids | Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
By BARBARA ORTUTAY, AP Technology Writer
Dual jury verdicts this week have validated longstanding concerns about the dangers of social media for young people. But the U.S. lacks federal regulation ... |
| 26.03.2026 | US jury verdicts against Meta, Google tee up fight over tech liability shield | March 26 : Jurors in the first two trials in the U.S. from a growing wave of lawsuits targeting social media firms over harm to children have found Meta and Alphabet's Google liable, potentially teeing up an appeals fight that could reshape... |
| 26.03.2026 | UK teenagers to trial social media bans, digital curfews | LONDON: Hundreds of British teenagers will trial social media bans and time limits on apps as part of consultations over new measures to keep children safe online, the government announced Wednesday (Mar 25).
The pilot comes as the governme... |
| 26.03.2026 | Verdicts against Meta, YouTube validate concerns long raised by parents, child safety advocates | Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
By BARBARA ORTUTAY, AP Technology Writer
For years, parents, teenagers, pediatricians, educators and whistleblowers have pushed the idea that social media is detrimental to young people’s mental he... |
| 26.03.2026 | Snapchat hit with EU probe into alleged failure to prevent child grooming, illegal goods sales | BRUSSELS, March 26 : Social media platform Snapchat, owned by U.S. tech company Snap , was hit with an EU investigation on Thursday as regulators warned it appears not to be doing enough to prevent child grooming and the sale of illegal goo... |
| 26.03.2026 | Meta, YouTube found liable in landmark social media addiction trial | LOS ANGELES: Alphabet's Google and Meta were found liable on Wednesday (Mar 25) for designing platforms that are dangerous for teens, in a landmark verdict that could force tech firms to rethink how they defend themselves against safety cla... |
| 26.03.2026 | Cramer says Meta is not the new tobacco, warns against selling over social media court rulings | - |
| 26.03.2026 | Explainer-What comes next after the social media trial verdicts? | March 25 : - Recent jury verdicts in California and New Mexico involving Meta Platforms and Alphabet's Google are sharpening scrutiny of social media companies as plaintiffs advance legal theories aimed at holding platforms liable for harm ... |
| 26.03.2026 | Meta’s stock drops almost 8% as 2 court defeats add to Zuckerberg’s recent woes | Meta suffered stinging defeats this week in two separate trials involving child safety.
Timothy Edgar, a lecturer at Harvard Law School, characterized the outcomes of the trials as “a major watershed event” that “represent a big shift in ho... |
| 25.03.2026 | US Digital Advertising: Unprecedented Growth, Unyielding Dominance | US digital advertising witnessed explosive growth, reaching over $361 billion by 2025. It expanded at a robust 12.4% compound annual rate from 2020 to 2025, effectively doubling the market in five years. This monumental shift reflects consu... |
| 25.03.2026 | Jury finds Instagram and YouTube liable in a landmark social media addiction trial | Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
By KAITLYN HUAMANI and BARBARA ORTUTAY, AP Technology Writers
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Meta and YouTube must pay millions in damages to a 20-year-old woman after a jury decided the social media giant and... |
| 25.03.2026 | Verdicts against social media companies carry consequences. But questions linger | Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
By MORGAN LEE
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Two landmark jury verdicts against social media companies have arrived at the front of a wave of lawsuits alleging that the popular platforms endanger the mental... |
| 25.03.2026 | What could come next for other social media firms as a jury finds Meta platforms harm children | Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
By BARBARA ORTUTAY and KAITLYN HUAMANI, AP Technology Writers
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The first jury verdict in a series of social media child safety trials this year is in — and it’s not looking good... |
| 25.03.2026 | UK government to trial social media ban for hundreds of teens | The U.K. is rolling out a trial social media ban for hundreds of teenagers.
The trial will see restrictions ranging from curfews to time caps on certain popular apps like Instagram, TikTok, and Snapchat.
Several European countries are consi... |
| 25.03.2026 | Jury in Los Angeles finds Meta, YouTube negligent in social media addiction trial | A jury in Los Angeles determined that Meta and Google were negligent and failed to warn users of the dangers associated with using their platforms in a high-profile social media case.
It’s the first of several trials taking place this year ... |
| 24.03.2026 | Jurors Yet to Decide on Addictive-by-design Social Media Lawsuit | Jurors are having trouble coming to a conclusion in a landmark trial alleging that top social media sites are addictive by design.
A 20-year-old woman, who remains anonymous, opened a case against top social media companies, alleging that t... |
| 24.03.2026 | Meta’s $201 Billion Revenue Year: How Advertising Drove Growth in 2025 | Share
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When a company crosses $200 billion in annual revenue, it stops being a technology firm and starts being infrastructure. That is where Meta now sits. Its $201 billion in 2025 revenue was not the result of a sin... |
| 24.03.2026 | Meta must pay $375 million for violating New Mexico law in child exploitation case, jury rules | Meta must pay $375 million for violating New Mexico law in child exploitation case, a jury ruled.
Deliberations began Monday, and jury members found that Meta willfully violated the state’s unfair practices act.
“We respectfully disagree wi... |
| 23.03.2026 | The Shift to Digital: Why US Advertising Investment Keeps Growing | Share
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The United States digital advertising market surpassed 361 billion dollars in 2025, continuing a two-decade trend of accelerating investment that has fundamentally reshaped the American media landscape. Digital... |
| 23.03.2026 | Commentary: Are we losing touch with friends as we enter midlife? | Listen
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| 23.03.2026 | Social Media Advertising in the US: Meta, TikTok and the Platform Wars | Share
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Social media advertising revenue in the United States reached 82 billion dollars in 2025, making it the second-largest digital advertising category behind search. The market is dominated by a fierce competition... |
| 17.03.2026 | Microsoft shakes up Copilot AI leadership team, freeing up Suleyman to build new models | Microsoft is reorganizing its Copilot executive group.
Former Snap executive Jacob Andreou will be in charge of the Copilot AI assistant experience for commercial and consumer clients, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said in a memo.
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| 16.03.2026 | This AI stock is the biggest mover of the day on a deal with Meta. Citi says it can go much higher | - |
| 13.03.2026 | 8 Out of 10 AI Chatbots Can Assist in Planning Violent Attacks | Eight out of the ten most commonly used AI chatbots are found to have provided users with advice and assistance in planning violent attacks, new research has shown.
The Centre for Countering Digital Hate investigated responses from mainstre... |
| 12.03.2026 | Lawyers in landmark social media addiction trial make final appeals to the jury | Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
By KAITLYN HUAMANI and BARBARA ORTUTAY, AP Technology Writers
LOS ANGELES (AP) — After about a month of hearing from addiction experts, therapists, platform engineers and executives, including Mark... |
| 12.03.2026 | UK watchdogs press Meta, TikTok, Snap and YouTube to block children | LONDON, March 12 : Britain's media and privacy regulators on Thursday demanded that major social media platforms do more to keep children off their services, warning that companies were failing to enforce their own minimum age rules.
Britai... |
| 10.03.2026 | Augmented Reality Marketing: AR Experiences, Virtual Try-On, and Immersive Brand Engagement | Share
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A global cosmetics brand with 2,800 retail locations and an e-commerce platform generating $1.4 billion in annual online revenue launches an augmented reality virtual try-on experience that allows customers to ... |
| 09.03.2026 | WhatsApp Readies "Plus" Subscription: Premium Features Arrive | WhatsApp is developing "WhatsApp Plus," a new premium subscription tier. This optional service will unlock advanced customization features. Users can personalize app themes, unique icons, and custom accent colors. Enhanced chat ma... |
| 08.03.2026 | Attribution Technology in AdTech: How Marketers Are Measuring Campaign Impact | Share
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Attribution is the process of assigning credit for a conversion or business outcome to the marketing touchpoints that preceded it, and it sits at the heart of modern advertising’s value proposition. Without cre... |
| 05.03.2026 | WhatsApp might soon put some features behind a subscription | For years, WhatsApp has proudly stayed free. But that might soon change, at least for users who want a few extra bells and whistles. According to a recent discovery shared by WhatsApp feature tracker WABetaInfo, the messaging platform is wo... |
| 03.03.2026 | Brilliant Labs, Neuphonic and TheStage AI partner to bring privacy-first, cloud-free AI to smart glasses | Startups Brilliant Labs, Neuphonic and TheStage AI today announced a strategic partnership to enable frontier AI in wearable technology without the latency and privacy compromises of cloud computing.
Currently, AI inference, such as audio o... |
| 01.03.2026 | He is known as the French Banksy. Now artist JR plans to turn a Paris bridge into a massive cave | Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
By THOMAS ADAMSON
PARIS (AP) — He is known as the French Banksy — or simply JR. Now the artist popular across France for large-scale projects, from photographs to graffiti and street art, wants Par... |
| 28.02.2026 | Stealthy Eyes Unmasked: New App Detects Hidden Recording Glasses | A new Android application empowers privacy advocates. Nearby Glasses detects smart eyewear with cameras. It signals the presence of devices like Meta Ray-Bans. This tool provides a defense against unconsented recording. Its creator, Yves Je... |
| 28.02.2026 | With free storage at max from Google to Shutterfly to Snap, the price for your memories is rising | To learn more about the CNBC CFO Council, visit cnbccouncils.com/cfo
Nearly half of all Americans have over 1,000 photos stored on their phones, squeezing memory storage at time when technology giants are cutting costs and spending more tha... |
| 27.02.2026 | Young woman says she was on social media ‘all day long’ as child in landmark addiction trial | Please subscribe to IBJ to decode this article.
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| 26.02.2026 | Instagram to start parent alerts for teen suicide, self-harm searches as Meta trials continue | Instagram will send parents alerts when teens repeatedly search for suicide and self-harm terms.
The social media giant is in the middle of two trials dealing with child safety on its platforms.
The new parental supervision tool will alert ... |
| 26.02.2026 | Young woman says she was on social media ‘all day long’ as a child in landmark addiction trial | Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
By KAITLYN HUAMANI and BARBARA ORTUTAY, Associated Press
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A young woman who is battling against social media giants took the stand Thursday to testify about her experience using t... |
| 26.02.2026 | Snapchat проведёт первую в истории церемонию награждения создателей контента | Соцсеть Snapchat объявила о проведении первой в истории церемонии награждения создателей контента The Snappys 21 марта. В ходе неё отметят «создателей, формирующих культуру в Snapchat».
Авторы контента получат награды в номинациях «Лучший а... |
| 26.02.2026 | Разработчик выпустил приложение для обнаружения умных очков с камерой рядом с пользователем | Разработчик Ив Жанрено (Yves Jeanrenaud) представил приложение Nearby Glasses, которое сканирует BLE-устройства поблизости и ищет среди них умные очки со встроенными камерами. Приложение доступно для смартфонов на базе Android.
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| 24.02.2026 | ‘Runnin’ Down a Dream’: Venture capitalist Bill Gurley on his career principles, impact of AI | - |
| 23.02.2026 | Meta Faces Reckoning: Zuckerberg Confronts Youth Addiction Claims | Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg faced intense questioning in a pivotal Los Angeles trial. Lawyers allege Instagram addiction actively harms youth, fueling depression and suicidal thoughts in young users. Zuckerberg denied deliberate platform desig... |
| 23.02.2026 | Snapchat's Strategic Rebirth: Subscriptions Surge, Future Diversifies | Snapchat's direct revenue, spearheaded by its premium Snapchat+ service, now boasts a $1 billion annual run rate and 25 million subscribers. This milestone signals a critical pivot away from advertising dependence. The platform aggressively... |
| 23.02.2026 | Countries are barring teens from social media—could the U.S. be next? One expert thinks it’s ‘inevitable’ | In December 2025, Australia became the first country to bar anyone under 16 from keeping or making social media accounts. The penalty for companies violating the law is a fine of up to $49.5 million AUD ($34.9 million USD).
The goal is “to ... |
| 21.02.2026 | Temporal Secures $300M: Valuation Soars to $5B, Fuels Agentic AI Reliability | Temporal, a leader in durable execution software, has secured $300 million in Series D funding. Andreessen Horowitz spearheaded the round, pushing the company's valuation to $5 billion. This significant investment bolsters Temporal's missio... |
| 20.02.2026 | Open Letter To Tech Companies: Protect Your Users From Lawless DHS Subpoenas | We are calling on technology companies like Meta and Google to stand up for their users by resisting the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) lawless administrative subpoenas for user data.
In the past year, DHS has consistently targeted... |
| 20.02.2026 | General Catalyst earmarks $5 bn for Indian bets over five years | Hemant Taneja, MD, CEO, General Catalyst
US-based venture capital firm General Catalyst has earmarked $5 billion (around Rs 45,454 crore) for investments in India over the next five years, marking one of the largest dedicated venture commit... |
| 20.02.2026 | Meta and Apple face serious questions about child safety and privacy | Meta and Apple are facing scrutiny about privacy and child safety on their services.
Unsealed documents in Meta’s New Mexico case showed employees mentioning some 7.5 million child sexual abuse material reports that wouldn’t be disclosed af... |
| 19.02.2026 | Meta's Zuckerberg denies at LA trial that Instagram targets kids | LOS ANGELES: Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Wednesday (Feb 18) repeatedly said during a landmark trial over youth social media addiction that the Facebook and Instagram operator does not allow kids under 13 on its platforms, despite ... |
| 19.02.2026 | Zuckerberg Defends Instagram in Landmark Social Media Addiction Trial | Image: Jill Connelly | Getty Images
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg appeared in a Los Angeles court on Wednesday and defended against claims that Instagram is designed to harm children, in a landmark case over whether social media is addictive.
Th... |
| 19.02.2026 | Snapchat+ Subscriptions Surpass $1B Annual Revenue Pace, 25M Subscribers | Image: Kirill Kudryavtsev, AFP/Getty Images
Snapchat has revealed that direct revenue from its subscription service surpassed a $1 billion annualized run rate in February, potentially giving the social media platform another income stream a... |
| 19.02.2026 | Snap's direct revenue hits $1 billion annualized run rate as subscribers top 25 million | Feb 18 : Snap said on Wednesday its direct-revenue business has reached $1 billion in annualized revenue run rate, driven by growth in its Snapchat+ subscription service, as the social media company pushes into new income streams beyond adv... |
| 18.02.2026 | Zuckerberg grilled over accusations social media geared to addict and harm kids | LOS ANGELES, California (AP) — Mark Zuckerberg and opposing lawyers dueled in a Los Angeles courtroom on Wednesday, where the Meta CEO answered questions about young people’s use of Instagram, his congressional testimony, and internal advic... |
| 18.02.2026 | Mark Zuckerberg quizzed on kids’ Instagram use in social media trial | Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
By KAITLYN HUAMANI and BARBARA ORTUTAY, AP Technology Writers
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mark Zuckerberg and opposing lawyers dueled in a Los Angeles courtroom on Wednesday, where the Meta CEO answered que... |
| 18.02.2026 | Snapchat запускает подписку на авторов контента Creator Subscriptions | Социальная сеть Snapchat объявила о запуске альфа-версии подписки Creator Subscriptions, которая будет доступна с 23 февраля отдельной группе авторов Snap из США. Подписка позволит пользователям получать эксклюзивный контент, а авторам — ег... |
| 17.02.2026 | Tech Giants Confront Addiction Claims in Landmark Social Media Trial | Social media giants face intense legal scrutiny. A landmark US trial accuses them of engineering addictive platforms. These designs allegedly harm youth mental health. Instagram's chief, Adam Mosseri, offered key testimony. He distinguished... |
| 17.02.2026 | Temporal raises $300 million in Andreessen-led round amid AI agent boom | Synopsis
Software startup Temporal has raised $300 million in a âfunding round led by Andreessen âHorowitz, valuing the company at $5 billion, as demand rises for infrastructure âto support artificial intelligence systems.
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| 11.02.2026 | Instagram chief likens social media addiction to being hooked on a Netflix show in trial testimony | Instagram head Adam Mosseri said that there can be problematic usage of social media, but he disagreed that it constitutes an addiction.
Mosseri testified in Los Angeles Superior Court during a social media trial over allegations that Meta,... |
| 10.02.2026 | Google, Meta, push back on addiction claims in landmark social media trial | Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
By KAITLYN HUAMANI and BARBARA ORTUTAY, Associated Press Technology Writers
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jurors in a landmark social media case that seeks to hold tech companies responsible for harms to chil... |
| 10.02.2026 | Snap debuts interactive digital safety course for teens | - |
| 09.02.2026 | Landmark trial accusing social media companies of addicting children to their platforms begins | Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
By KAITLYN HUAMANI and BARBARA ORTUTAY, AP Technology Writers
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The world’s biggest social media companies face several landmark trials this year that seek to hold them responsible... |
| 09.02.2026 | Meta and Google face first trial over child safety claims | The world’s largest social media giants are heading into a series of lawsuits in the US, accusing them of harming children with their addictive algorithms.
The opening arguments begin this week in LA County Superior Court in the first case ... |
| 09.02.2026 | Modveon: $10 Million Raised For Verified Operating System For Governments And Citizens | Modveon, a Palo Alto-based startup building what it calls a verified operating system for governments and citizens, has raised $10 million to modernize how public-sector entities and individuals communicate, coordinate, and transact online.... |
| 09.02.2026 | Australians doubt under-16 social media ban boosts safety | - |
| 07.02.2026 | AWE Asia 2026 Concludes in Singapore, Signaling a More Grounded Phase for XR and AI | SINGAPORE, Feb. 7, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- AWE Asia 2026 concluded this week at Singapore Expo, convening the global extended reality (XR) and artificial intelligence (AI) community for three days of keynotes, developer sessions, track discuss... |
| 07.02.2026 | Gen Z is nostalgic for 2016 amid economic unease. Mall brands like Abercrombie & Fitch may see a revival | Gen Z is romanticizing 2016, a period many associate with a stronger economy and lighter cultural mood.
Experts say nostalgia is functioning as a form of risk aversion, as consumers gravitate toward brands that feel familiar amid economic u... |
| 05.02.2026 | Snap reports upbeat revenue as holiday season fuels ad sales | Feb 4 : Snap beat Wall Street estimates for fourth-quarter revenue, as more advertisers turned to the social media platform during the holiday season, sending its shares up over 2 per cent in extended trading.
The Snapchat-parent said total... |
| 03.02.2026 | X’s Paris office raided by prosecutors amid probe into deepfakes | - |
| 02.02.2026 | Tech Giants Face Addiction Lawsuits, Public Debate Intensifies | Social media giants confront unprecedented legal challenges. Multiple trials target platforms like Meta, TikTok, and YouTube. Allegations center on addictive product design. Plaintiffs claim a direct link to youth mental health crises. Bill... |
| 31.01.2026 | Social Media Giants Confront Addiction Crisis in Landmark Trials | A landmark legal battle grips the tech world. Social media companies face intense scrutiny. Youth addiction claims drive these significant trials. This fight redefines digital responsibility.
TikTok and Snapchat have settled their roles. Th... |
| 30.01.2026 | Meta faces New Mexico trial over child-exploitation claims | (Corrects to delete reference to Operation Metaphile, paragraph 5, because that name was given to a later part of the investigation.)
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| 29.01.2026 | Snap Inc. spins off Specs smartglasses business into separate subsidiary | - |
| 29.01.2026 | The ‘Social Media Addiction’ Narrative May Be More Harmful Than Social Media Itself | This week, a major trial kicked off in Los Angeles in which hundreds of families sued Meta, TikTok, Snap, and YouTube, accusing the companies of intentionally designing their products to be addictive (though Snap and TikTok both settled on ... |
| 29.01.2026 | The 8-Second Sprint: Product Designer Vineet Kapil’s Blueprint for Long-Term Thinking in a Short-Attention World | Share
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As digital fatigue sets in and Gen Z’s attention spans fracture, Snap Inc. alumni Vineet Kapil reflects on why depth, clear storytelling, and long-term reasoning matter more than ever.
In 2004, the average user... |
| 28.01.2026 | Snap establishes Specs subsidiary for its AR glasses | Snap on Wednesday said its unit working on the development of augmented reality glasses is now housed under a wholly owned subsidiary named Specs Inc.
The company said the subsidiary will provide “greater operational focus and alignment” as... |
| 28.01.2026 | Snap doubles down on smart glasses with new independent unit | Jan 28 : Snap will create an independent subsidiary for its augmented reality smart glasses, as it looks to attract external investment and challenge bigger rival Meta in the fast-growing wearables market.
The launch of the Specs unit, anno... |
| 28.01.2026 | TikTok settles social media addiction lawsuit ahead of trial against Meta, YouTube | WASHINGTON: TikTok agreed to settle a landmark lawsuit on social media addiction on Tuesday (Jan 27), according to one of the plaintiff's lawyers, the same day the trial was due to start against two remaining companies.
Terms of the settlem... |
| 27.01.2026 | TikTok settles as social media giants face landmark trial over youth addiction claims | Please subscribe to IBJ to decode this article.
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