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Mar 25, 2026

Meta ordered to pay $375M in New Mexico trial over child safety violations

A New Mexico jury found Meta Platforms violated state law in a lawsuit accusing the company of misleading users about the safety of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp and of enabling child sexual exploitation on those platforms.

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Nov 18, 2025

Meta prevails in historic FTC antitrust case, can keep WhatsApp, Instagram

Meta has prevailed over an existential challenge to its business that could have forced the tech giant to spin off Instagram and WhatsApp after a judge ruled that the company does not hold a monopoly in social networking.

Dec 11, 2019

Facebook rebuffs US AG over access to encrypted messages

Facebook is rebuffing efforts by U.S. Attorney General William Barr to give authorities a way to read encrypted messages. The heads of Facebook-owned WhatsApp and Messenger services told Barr and […]

Oct 14, 2019

Big Tech is now a big punching bag for politicians

Republicans and Democrats don’t agree on health care, immigration or taxing the rich. But one subject draws critics from both parties: Big Tech. The list of grievances is long and […]

Oct 14, 2019

Big Tech is now a big punching bag for politicians

Republicans and Democrats don’t agree on health care, immigration or taxing the rich. But one subject draws critics from both parties: Big Tech. The list of grievances is long and […]

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