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Australia's online safety regulator begins compliance review of Meta and others for underage user bans, highlighting enforcement gaps and potential A$49.5 million penalties amid growing global regula…
Meta unveils highly ambitious executive stock options contingent on massive growth, while facing costly lawsuits and heavy AI investments, pressuring earnings and share buybacks, leading to stock dec…
Microsoft, Google, and Meta stocks have declined sharply in 2026 amid AI skepticism, geopolitical risks, and legal challenges, signaling significant investor uncertainty and market weakness for megac…
Meta Platforms inked a multi-billion deal with Google to lease AI hardware and plans $600 billion AI investment, despite facing over 3,000 lawsuits alleging app-related mental health harms.
Meta advanced encryption on Messenger despite warnings it would hamper child exploitation detection, leading to legal action alleging insufficient safeguards for children on its platforms.
Spain demands prosecutor probe Meta, X, and TikTok over AI-generated child pornography, highlighting severe regulatory risks and reputational damage to Meta amid government crackdown on social-media …
Australia bans social media for under-16s, impacting Meta’s Instagram and Facebook amid potential heavy fines; Meta faces legal scrutiny over child safety and initiates data protection awareness in N…
Meta faces a major trial over allegations its platform harms youth mental health, with CEO Zuckerberg testifying. The case challenges tech industry legal protections and may impact future regulations…
Meta faces a multi-billion dollar lawsuit from Solos Technology over alleged patent infringement in smart-glasses technology, risking significant legal and financial challenges.
Meta faces legal challenges over youth addiction lawsuits, regulatory scrutiny on AI acquisition in China, and delays in global launch of AI smart glasses due to supply constraints.
Meta faces multiple high-stakes lawsuits in 2026 involving privacy violations, AI misuse, and social media addiction claims, threatening significant legal and financial pressure.
The EU is launching an antitrust probe into Meta's integration of AI in WhatsApp, escalating regulatory pressure despite Meta's recent US legal win, signaling increasing challenges for Meta in Europe…
Meta challenges EU antitrust regulators in court over allegedly excessive data demands during probe, following a €797M fine for Facebook Marketplace practices, highlighting ongoing regulatory pressur…
Spain's parliament investigates Meta for privacy violations involving Android user tracking, increasing regulatory risks under EU laws, with potential heavy legal and financial consequences.
The European Commission preliminarily found Meta breached the Digital Services Act by limiting research access and complicating illegal content reporting, potentially leading to significant fines.