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Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti said the landmark agreement could increase pressure on other child-facing technology platforms.

Meta agreed to pay up to $17.1 billion to 29 states, with new teen safety measures including daily time limits, night mode, and parental controls.

Attorneys general from California, Colorado, Kentucky and New Jersey allege Meta misled the public about the risks its platforms pose to children.

Meta has pulled an Instagram AI feature that let users generate images using public Instagram accounts after acknowledging it "missed the mark"

Four states are seeking $1.4 trillion from Meta over claims Facebook and Instagram were designed to be addictive to children without any warnings on the alleged harms of the apps.

A federal judge denied Meta's motion to dismiss a social media addiction lawsuit brought by 29 state attorneys general alleging online harm to children.

A new ADL report warns that Meta's rollback of content moderation policies has allowed hate, extremism and pro-terror content to spread on Instagram.

Meta plans to appeal verdicts totaling nearly $380 million, arguing the rulings threaten free speech and violate Section 230 legal protections.

Jonathan Haidt says the jury verdict against Meta and Google marks a "turning point," warning it could mark the beginning of a much larger wave of litigation.

A New Mexico jury ordered Meta to pay $375 million, finding the company misled users about safety and allegedly enabled child sexual exploitation on its platforms.

Russia has blocked WhatsApp, citing the Meta-owned company’s failure to comply with local laws, as Moscow continues its crackdown on foreign tech platforms.

Instagram CEO Adam Mosseri reportedly compared using the platform to binge-watching Netflix while rejecting clinical addiction claims in Los Angeles trial.

Meta researcher warned company executives of 500,000 daily child sexual exploitation cases on Facebook and Instagram platforms, according to court documents.

Meta blocked links to a controversial "ICE List" website that allegedly published thousands of DHS employee names, citing privacy policy violations.

Two families sued Meta over their teenage sons' suicides they say were linked to Instagram sextortion schemes, claiming the platform failed to protect minors from adult predators.

Meta announced on Friday parents would be allowed to disable their teenagers' private chats with AI characters, the latest safety measure for its social media platforms.

Meta spokesperson Tara Hopkins unveils PG-13 content filters for Instagram teen accounts to block age-inappropriate posts and risky behavior amid safety concerns.

Instagram will moderate the content for users under 18 using filters guided by the PG-13 movie rating system, parent company Meta announced on Tuesday.