Social media
Meta’s court losses spell potential trouble for AI research, consumer safety
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg leaves the Federal Courthouse in downtown Los Angeles after defending the company in a landmark social media addiction trial in Los Angeles, United States, on February 19, 2026. Jon Putman | Anadolu | Getty Images Over a decade ago, Meta – then known as Facebook – hired researchers in the social […]
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Yungblud has 23 million fans — how the rock star built a business around them
Grammy-winning rock star Dom Harrison, better known as Yungblud, shows Tania Bryer the London spot that fueled his ambition and discusses how he’s using his fame to launch a fashion brand. Dom Harrison, better known as Yungblud, is a Grammy-winning rock star with a social media following of 23 million — which he’s now leveraging to launch a range […]
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Tech stocks suffer worst week in nearly a year, driven down by war worries, Meta legal woes
Meta Platforms Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg (C) arrives for a meeting U.S. Sen. Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) on Capitol Hill on March 26, 2026 in Washington, DC. Andrew Harnik | Getty Images A bad week for stocks was particularly rough for tech investors, as the Nasdaq suffered its worst weekly drop since April 2025. […]
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White House launches app touting Trump’s record, with some key omissions
The White House in Washington, DC, US, on Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026. Aaron Schwartz | Bloomberg | Getty Images The White House on Friday launched a smartphone app that touts a selection of President Donald Trump’s second-term accomplishments and curates favorable news articles. It also invites users to report to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. […]
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Italy investigates Sephora and Benefit over skincare marketing to children
A view of a Sephora beauty product store on May 30, 2025 in Sherman Oaks, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Italian regulators are looking to clamp down on the tween skincare obsession and are investigating the LVMH-owned cosmetic brands Sephora and Benefit over an “insidious” marketing campaign to children. The Italian Competition Authority (AGCM) […]
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Elon Musk’s Grok ordered to stop creating AI nudes by Dutch court as legal pressure mounts
Nikolas Kokovlis | Nurphoto | Getty Images Elon Musk’s xAI and its chatbot Grok have been banned from creating non-consensual AI-generated images of adults and children by a Dutch court, adding to growing legal pressure on the company. Amsterdam’s District Court issued a legal order on Thursday prohibiting xAI from generating and distributing sexual imagery […]
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Cramer: Meta is not the new tobacco, warns against selling over social media court rulings
The slump in Meta Platforms — exacerbated by two social media court defeats this week — could be setting up as a buying opportunity. Meta shares sank more than 8% on Thursday after a Los Angeles jury late Wednesday found the company (and Google’s YouTube) negligent in the case of a woman who alleged she […]
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Meta’s court defeats add to Zuckerberg’s recent woes, represent ‘watershed event’ for social media
Meta CEO and Chairman Mark Zuckerberg arrives at Los Angeles Superior Court ahead of the social media trial tasked to determine whether social media giants deliberately designed their platforms to be addictive to children, in Los Angeles, on Feb. 18, 2026. Frederic J. Brown | AFP | Getty Images Meta suffered stinging rebukes in two […]
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Jury in Los Angeles reaches verdict in blockbuster Meta, YouTube social media trial
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg leaves the Federal Courthouse in downtown Los Angeles after defending the company in a landmark social media addiction trial in Los Angeles, United States, on February 19, 2026. Jon Putman | Anadolu | Getty Images A jury has reached a verdict in a major trial involving Meta and Google that could […]
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UK government to trial social media ban for hundreds of teens
In this photo illustration a 13-year-old teenage boy looks at an iPhone screen displaying various social media apps on January 12, 2026 in Bath, England. Matt Cardy | Getty Images News | Getty Images The U.K. government is trialing a social media ban for hundreds of teens, after the country’s lawmakers rejected a blanket ban […]
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