Meta

Meta is a technology company that operates social media platforms including Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. It develops and manages these platforms, which are used for communication, content sharing, and advertising.

Why it’s in the news: Meta is in the news due to ongoing legal trials concerning the alleged harm its platforms cause to young users and government scrutiny over data privacy and content moderation policies.

Latest on Meta

• ICE boss to agents: Leave the Meta spy glasses at home
• Ex-Meta staffer says daughter, 14, was prey on Instagram
• Rail freight puts the pedal to the metal(s) in latest data
• Meta ran ads for an app promising to nudify female politicians
• Meta launched a Mac app to put its AI to work for businesses
• Meta AI is getting a Mac app
• OpenAI's move contrasts with Meta's legal challenges, positioning the AI company's teen-focused product as an educational tool during heightened scrutiny of tech platforms' impact on young users.
• The company has built the infrastructure for ambient data collection across the operating system itself
• Meta launched a Mac app for its AI chatbot on Wednesday
• Meta faces a landmark trial brought by 29 U.S. states, which accuse the company of implementing measures to keep teenagers engaged on its social media platforms despite awareness of social media addiction risks.
• The list included Giovanni, 11, Bubba, 13, and Englyn, 14, among others.
• Families of social media victims gathered at Meta's trial displaying nearly 600 names of children and young adults who died from social media-related harms, including suicides following cyberbullying and sextortion incidents.

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