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New Mexico court orders Meta to pay $567m over harms to children’s mental health

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Ruling comes as part of second phase of landmark trial that found social media company enabled harm against usersA New Mexico court has ordered Meta, the parent company of Facebook, to pay $567m into a fund aimed at redressing adverse mental health impacts from the social media giant’s platforms.The Thursday ruling comes as a part […]

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‘What’s the point?’ Teenagers give their verdict on Britain’s social media curfew

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All the young people the Guardian spoke to disagreed with aspects of the government’s proposed blockSixteen- and 17-year-olds in Britain are to be encouraged to observe a midnight to 6am social media curfew but will be able to opt out by changing their account settings.From next spring, they will be urged to refrain from using

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‘This was a righteous case. A holy war’: the lawyer who took on Meta and Google – and won

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When Mark Lanier and his young client Kaley faced the tech giants in an LA courtroom earlier this year, it seemed a bigger battle than David v Goliath. But they scored a landmark victory, proving that the social media giants had created ‘addiction machines’ that harmed mental health. How did they pull it off?When Mark

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Meta ditches Muse Image AI feature because it ‘misses the mark’ on users’ privacy

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Meta was criticised for feature launched on Tuesday that automatically lets users generate images using content from public Instagram accountsMeta has said ⁠it is discontinuing an AI feature launched this week that allowed users to generate images using public Instagram ⁠accounts, after drawing widespread ⁠criticism over ​privacy concerns, including from a Hollywood union.“Our intent was

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EU accuses Meta of failing to tackle mental health risks of ‘addictive design’

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Regulators say Facebook and Instagram features such as autoplay and infinite scroll contribute to ‘compulsive use’EU regulators have accused Meta, the company behind Facebook and Instagram, of failing to tackle the risks of its “addictive design” on the physical and mental health of users.In an official charge sheet against Meta released on Friday, the European

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Instagram’s AI image generator alarms privacy experts

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Instagram users should check privacy settings after rollout of new Meta AI image generator, advocates warnMeta has sparked blowback from privacy advocates for allowing its new AI image maker to generate photos of users with public profiles by default.Users of Meta’s Muse Image AI tool, released Tuesday, can tag public Instagram profiles and generate pictures

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Brands using AI-generated influencers to promote products on social media

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Investigation finds AI content that purports to show genuine customers, prompting calls for greater transparencyBrands promoting their products online are quietly deploying AI-generated influencers on social media, an investigation has found, prompting calls for greater transparency.The findings suggest companies are increasingly turning to AI-generated content that purports to show genuine customer experiences while giving no

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UK ministers lobby Trump to avert backlash against social media ban

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No 10 is worried about retaliation from White House over restrictions to under-16s’ internet useMinisters have embarked on a concerted lobbying operation to prevent a backlash from the Trump administration to the under-16s social media ban announced by Keir Starmer.Officials said they have spent weeks trying to reassure senior Trump officials and the US president

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UK parents support an under-16 social media ban – but what do their children think?

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These young people recognise dangers of ‘addictive’ social media but have differing views on a total crackdownNine in 10 parents in the UK support an under-16 social media ban, but the feeling among the children it would affect is more mixed. Or at least it is for a group of 10 preteens and teenagers who

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Online racism is significantly impacting mental health, First Nations people say: ‘It’s like carrying a bully in your pocket’

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Australian Human Rights Commission has called for a digital duty of care to prevent social media algorithms from incentivising ‘racist’ contentGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastFor the past week and half, the social media feeds of many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have been flooded with clips from the

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