Time limits and a midnight cutoff: Meta’s new rules for kids go further, but critics say not enough - AP News

Time limits and a midnight cutoff: Meta’s new rules for kids go further, but critics say not enough  AP News

Meta's $18bn settlement may hasten reckoning for social media on child safety

Perhaps our days of doomscrolling are numbered, writes the BBC's technology editor Zoe Kleinman.

Meta’s Teen Safeguards on Facebook, Instagram Apply Only to US

Meta Platforms Inc.’s changes to Instagram and Facebook, part of a series of landmark settlements to resolve claims that the social media networks are a safety risk to children, will apply only to US users for now.

By Newley Purnell and Gian Volpicelli

What Meta’s $18bn settlement means for social media

Nvidia reported strong sales, Meta has agreed to pay up to $18bn to settle its block…

Meta settles landmark social media addiction case, avoiding jury

Threatened with a $200 billion fine for deliberately making minors addicted to its social media platforms, Mark Zuckerberg's company agreed to restrict teenagers' access to its services and pay up to $18 billion to settle the claims, the equivalent of one month's revenue for the company.

Canada, pressured by Trump, wants new trade partners. Here’s why it’s hard.

The country needs infrastructure and deals to expand exports beyond the United States.

By Sammy Westfall

First Thing: Meta agrees to make sweeping changes to apps for teens | Martin Belam

Safety features including usage limits and night-time blocks to be set by default. Plus changes to famous French cheeses Good morning. Meta has agreed to significant changes to its Instagram and Facebook apps in a settlement that ended a landmark lawsuit. The agreement curtails a major trial in California and will require the social media company to pay up to $18bn. Meta agreed to establish safeguards for teenage users, including daily usage limits and blocks on night-time use nationwide in t...

By Martin Belam

Meta reaches $17B settlement. And, nuclear regulator to abandon radiation safety rule

Meta and the states that sued the company have agreed to a $17 billion settlement. And, nuclear regulators are preparing to abandon a decades-old radiation safety rule.

By Brittney Melton

US labels Palestine Action a terror group, founder says ‘that’s rich’

Palestine Action co-founder Huda Ammori tells Jazeera that US sanctions designating the group a terrorist organisation.

Meta agrees to pay $18B and make sweeping changes to settle addiction claims | CNN Business - CNN

Meta agrees to pay $18B and make sweeping changes to settle addiction claims | CNN Business  CNN

After Meta's landmark settlement with state AGs, legal headaches remain

Meta's agreement to settle a federal social media addiction case with state AGs doesn't absolve the company of similar litigation or potential regulation.

At its core, the Canada-U.S. trade dispute is about autos

Canada’s auto industry has been hit hard in the past year by U.S. President Donald Trump’s sectoral tariffs

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‘Panic’ as US immigrant visa interview pause hits at least 100 Hong Kong applicants

At least 100 Hong Kong-based applicants have been affected by the indefinite postponement of US immigrant visa interviews worldwide, immigration consultants say, with student and travel visa applications also disrupted. The global pause, which marks a sharp tightening of legal immigration under the Trump administration, has left some Hong Kong applicants fearing the US could scrap the entire immigration pathway, rendering their efforts and expenses futile. In an email seen by the South China...

By Matthew Cheng

Meta agrees to pay $18 billion to settle US teen addiction lawsuits

Meta will pay up to $18 billion over the next decade and strictly limit how teenagers use Facebook and Instagram under an agreement with nearly all US states to resolve claims it designed those social media platforms to addict children. The settlements announced on Wednesday end a federal trial over allegations Meta's products harmed children and the company misled the public about their safety.

By FRANCE24

Social networks face their ‘tobacco moment’: Key points of a historic agreement that will shape the future of platforms

The pact between Meta and 52 US attorneys general reduces the hours minors can use social media and aims to serve as a guide for the rest of the industry

By Manu González Pascual

Critics warn Meta’s $18bn teen safety overhaul leaves major dangers untouched

Kids under 18 will soon see a host of changes to their Instagram and Facebook experiences thanks to a historic $18 billion settlement Meta Platforms reached Wednesday with 48 U.S. states

By Barbara Ortutay and Wyatte Grantham-Philips

What smart people are saying about Meta's settlement

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg arrives to the Los Angeles Superior Court at United States Court House on February 18, 2026. Meta agreed to put greater restrictions on teen users on Wednesday. Jill Connelly/Getty Images Meta settled a teen social media addiction lawsuit with states for about $18 billion. Some experts called the deal shrewd, saying Meta avoided potentially massive damages. Critics say the deal is too weak and its teen protections could prove difficult to enforce. Attorneys and anal...

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By Jamie Carter, Senior Contributor

Meta agrees to multibillion-dollar settlement ending landmark trial

Meta's landmark trial over teen social media addiction is over with the tech giant agreeing to a multibillion-dollar settlement.

Meta’s $18 billion settlement won’t be enough to escape its trust problem

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By Diane Brady

Poland asks EU to fine Meta €250 million, urges action against scams and false ads

Moody’s economist Mark Zandi warns: ‘We got a problem’

Mark Zandi, chief economist at Moody's Analytics, foresees a looming economic crisis as the U.S. surpasses a 100% debt-to-GDP ratio. With a staggering annual budget deficit of two trillion dollars and national debt exceeding forty trillion, investor confidence is dwindling. Compounding these issues are rising interest rates and turmoil in the bond market, raising urgent fiscal red flags.

By HEENA GUPTA

Who is Liam Tadeo? 5-year-old boy seen crying in viral Texas ICE video deported to Mexico with his father

ICE deported Liam Tadeo, 5, and his father to Mexico after a video of him crying while his dad was being detained during a Texas traffic stop went viral.

Flags lowered across US for country music legend Dolly Parton - The Straits Times

Flags lowered across US for country music legend Dolly Parton  The Straits Times

Meta settlement opens new front in global fight over social media harm

Meta’s move to restrict teenagers’ use of social media in the U.S. shows companies have tools to better protect young people online, Australian officials said on Thursday, as the country grapples with patchy enforcement of restrictions at home. Meta’s up to $18 billion settlement with nearly all U.S. states over social media harm to teenagers […]

6 Months Into Iran War, Hormuz Is Now US' Top Concern

The Strait of Hormuz had been a vital shipping lane through which about 20% of the world's oil passed.

Trump says the US doesn't need Canada. The economy says otherwise

TORONTO (AP) -- U.S. President Donald Trump says his country does not need Canada. But every day, roughly 4 million barrels of Canadian crude oil flow

Meta agrees to major new protections for teenagers in $18bn US settlement

Stricter measures, including time limits, will not apply to youngsters in other countries

By Ian Duncan, Gerrit De Vynck and Miriam Waldvogel

Meta reaches landmark $18b settlement

Meta agreed Wednesday to pay up to $18 billion and add stronger child-safety measures to its Facebook and Instagram platforms as part of a landmark legal settlement that ended a trial over teen social media addiction and settled claims filed by nearly every state. The settlement resolved a pivotal case years in the making that sought to hold the tech giant accountable for the role its platforms played in undermining children’s mental health. The effort targeted features designed to hook young pe

By The Korea Herald

Kids will be kids, and that’s the biggest risk with Meta’s new safeguards

Guardrails can only work as well as a company's ability to accurately identify a user's age, and young people around the world have repeatedly found ways to get past restrictions.

Six consequences of six months of war in Iran

Six months after the United States and Israel launched strikes on Iran, the war that President Donald Trump has called a “little excursion” has become a deeply unpopular stalemate that threatens to derail his presidency. Iran has not surrendered, shipping through the Strait of Hormuz remains severely disrupted, and there is no clear path to […]

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LIST: What’s changing for Facebook, Instagram in the wake of US settlement

Here are list of changes Meta is planning to institute for Facebook and Instagram in the United States as part of a settlement with US states

By Victor Barreiro Jr.

The US fiscal hole has an AI problem at its core - The Jakarta Post

The US fiscal hole has an AI problem at its core  The Jakarta Post

Harry Styles Discos More Than Occasionally With New Together, Together Setlist at First NYC Show: 6 Best Moments

A rearranged set cranked up the dance energy for Styles' first of 30 gigs in one of the world's disco capitals.

By Andrew Unterberger

Meta gives kids two hours a day on Instagram and Facebook

Meta’s R300bn settlement: A new front in war on social-media harm - news24.com

Meta’s R300bn settlement: A new front in war on social-media harm  news24.com

How the US Navy is helping get oil through the Strait of Hormuz - eKathimerini.com

How the US Navy is helping get oil through the Strait of Hormuz  eKathimerini.com

After six months of Iran war, US goals have shifted. The Strait of Hormuz is now a top concern - Arab News

After six months of Iran war, US goals have shifted. The Strait of Hormuz is now a top concern  Arab News

South Korea media commission says Meta's youth protection changes should apply globally

Meta agreed on Wednesday to pay up to $18 billion and implement a series of changes to Facebook and Instagram

By Reuters

Dolly Parton’s legacy to live on in Broadway musical, US museum

A musical about the life of Dolly Parton is planned for next year on what would have been the late singer’s 81st birthday, and a U.S. museum dedicated to her stellar career is due...

Poland asks EU to fine Meta €250 million, urges action against scams and false ads - The Star

Poland asks EU to fine Meta €250 million, urges action against scams and false ads  The Star

University Of Maryland Warns Trump's Four-Year Visa Cap Could Crush Graduate Enrollment By 30%

University Of Maryland Warns Trump's Four-Year Visa Cap Could Crush Graduate Enrollment By 30% The Trump administration is overhauling rules governing the length of stay for international students and exchange visitors, replacing a decades-old system with a fixed period of up to four years. Beginning Sept. 15, most people entering on F-1 and J-1 visas will no longer be admitted for "duration of status," which generally allows them to remain in the country as long as they maintai...

By Tyler Durden

Trump administration issues pause on visa appointments for applicants worldwide - The Daily Star

Trump administration issues pause on visa appointments for applicants worldwide  The Daily Star

Meta settlement tightens Facebook and Instagram rules for US teens - Nation Thailand

Meta settlement tightens Facebook and Instagram rules for US teens  Nation Thailand

Iran says US sanctions will achieve nothing - Dhaka Tribune

Iran says US sanctions will achieve nothing  Dhaka Tribune

Poland asks EU to fine Meta €250m over scam Facebook ads

It follows a campaign by billionaire Rafał Brzoska over scam adverts that exploit fake images of him and other prominent Polish public figures.

By Daniel Tilles

Where Gachagua will be touring while in America - the-star.co.ke

Where Gachagua will be touring while in America  the-star.co.ke

Meta’s $18bn settlement may hasten reckoning for social media on child safety

Meta's decision to settle the case on Wednesday came as a surprise.

By Abubakar Ibrahim

Qatar’s PM-FM heads to Tehran as U.S.-Iran diplomacy remains stalled

Qatar’s PM-FM visit to Iran on Thursday marks the first high-profile visit between the two countries since the U.S.-Iran war began on 28 February. Qatar’s Prime Minister and Minister of…

By Halima Hashmi

Meta agrees to payments of up to $18bn under US teen safety settlement

New Delhi: Meta has agreed to payments of up to approximately $18 billion under a proposed settlement with a bipartisan group of US attorneys general over...

By Times of Oman

Meta’s $17 billion reckoning puts big tech’s youth strategy on trial

Meta has agreed to pay up to $17.1 billion and overhaul how Facebook and Instagram operate for young users, bringing a landmark US legal battle over social media addiction to an abrupt end and opening a new front in the fight over Big Tech’s influence on children.