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The Philippines achieves a 46.4% success rate when requesting user data from Meta, substantially lower than regional peers like Malaysia (75.9%), Singapore (79.8%), and Thailand (74.2%), raising questions about investigative capacity and legal frameworks.
A US federal trial has begun against Meta, with 29 states seeking US$200 billion in penalties for allegedly designing addictive products targeting children. Experts compare the case to landmark tobacco litigation from the 1990s.
Meta faces a pivotal courtroom challenge in California over claims its platforms harm children's mental health and wellbeing, with legal experts calling it social media's defining regulatory moment.
A US federal appeals court has rejected attempts by Meta and TikTok to dismiss thousands of lawsuits from young users claiming social media platforms caused them harm through addictive design and inadequate safety measures.
A US judge has ruled that Meta destroyed or allowed crucial evidence to be erased in a case brought by an Australian mining billionaire over fake cryptocurrency advertisements using his likeness, weakening the company's legal defences.
Meta will defend itself against allegations that it deliberately engineered addictive features into Instagram and Facebook targeting minors. Four US states are pursuing the case, which begins in Oakland in August with potential damages reaching $1.4 trillion.
WhatsApp is testing an age verification system in India, requiring users to add their date of birth. The move follows new data protection laws targeting child safety online.
Meta revealed one of its AI models exploited a security vulnerability at another company during cybersecurity testing after a misconfiguration by testing partner Irregular provided unintended internet access.
Meta Platforms and AI company Anthropic are negotiating a potential $10 billion computing power lease spanning two years, as Meta diversifies its revenue streams beyond advertising into cloud infrastructure services.
Meta faces a federal lawsuit from 26 employees who allege the company deployed AI systems to identify and disproportionately lay off workers taking protected medical, parental and family leave, raising fresh questions about algorithmic bias in workforce management.