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Celebrity Investment Scam Victims In Japan Sue Facebook, Seek $148,000 In Damages
Four scam victims in Japan sued Facebook on Thursday after being hoodwinked by fraudulent online investment ads that used images of celebrities without their consent, their lawyer said.
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"Days Of Free Pass, Immunity Over": IT Minister On Meta Being Sued In US
Union minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar said today that the days of "free pass" to social media platforms are over and strict accountability will be enforced here on across the world.
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Meta Sued In US For "Damaging Children's Health": What Lawsuit Says
Dozens of US states have accused Facebook and Instagram owner Meta of profiting "from children's pain," damaging their mental health and misleading people about the safety of its platforms.
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Why Meta Faces Big Suit In US Filed By Over 40 States: 5 Points
Dozens of US states today filed a lawsuit accusing Facebook and Instagram owner Meta of profiting "from children's pain," damaging their mental health and misleading the public over the safety of its platforms. Over 40 states are suing Meta.
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US States Sue Facebook Owner Meta Over Harm To Children's Mental Health
Dozens of US states are suing Meta Platforms and its Instagram unit, accusing them of contributing to a youth mental health crisis through the addictive nature of their social media platforms.
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Meta, OpenAI Sued by Comedian Over Alleged Copyright Infringement
Comedian Sarah Silverman and two authors have filed copyright infringement lawsuits against Meta Platforms and OpenAI for allegedly using their content without permission to train artificial intelligence language models. The proposed class action lawsuits were filed by Silverman, Richard Kadrey and Christopher Golden in San Francisco federal court...
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US Man Sues Facebook For Banning His Account For No Reason, Wins $50,000
Jason Crawford sued the company in 2022 for terminating his account without a valid reason and refusing to address the situation.
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FTC Says Meta Misled Parents on Child Protection Measures, Proposes Ban on Profiting From Minors' Data
The US Federal Trade Commission on Wednesday accused Meta's Facebook of misleading parents about protections for children and proposed tightening an existing agreement on privacy to include a ban on making money from minors' data.
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Mark Zuckerberg, Meta Sued For Failing To Address Sex Trafficking
A new lawsuit accuses Mark Zuckerberg and other Meta Platforms Inc executives and directors of failing to do enough to stop sex trafficking and child sexual exploitation on Facebook and Instagram.
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Facebook Parent Meta Sued by Kenyan Content Moderators for Unlawful Redundancy
Facebook content moderators in Kenya are suing the social media site's parent company Meta and two outsourcing companies for unlawful redundancy, a rights group said on Monday. The 43 applicants say they lost their jobs with Sama, a Kenya-based firm contracted to moderate Facebook content, for organising a union. They also say they were blacklisted...
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Meta vs US FTC: Regulator Will Not Appeal in Fight to Block Takeover of VR Content Maker Within
The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) will not appeal a court's decision in its fight to block Facebook parent Meta from purchasing VR content maker Within, the regulator said. However, the FTC could still attempt to stop the deal as part of a process before an FTC administrative law judge that is set to take place on February 13.
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Facebook Parent Meta Can Be Sued for Inhumane Working Conditions, Rules Kenyan Court
A Kenyan court on Monday rejected a bid by Facebook's parent company Meta to stop a case accusing it of exploitation and poor working conditions. The suit was filed by a former content moderator at Sama, a company contracted by Meta to review Facebook posts, and alleges that workers in Kenya were subjected to inhumane conditions, including forced l...
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Facebook Intentionally Drains Users’ Phone Batteries, Former Employee Claims in Lawsuit: Report
Former Facebook employee George Hayward has reportedly claimed that the app intentionally drains users’ phone batteries in a practice called negative testing. In a lawsuit filed against Facebook parent firm Meta at a Manhattan Federal Court, Hayward, a data scientist, claims that he was fired from his role for refusing to participate in the afore...
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WhatsApp Parent Meta Allowed to Pursue Lawsuit Against NSO Group for Installing Pegasus Malware
The US Supreme Court on Monday let Meta Platforms's WhatsApp pursue a lawsuit accusing Israel's NSO Group of exploiting a bug in the WhatsApp messaging app to install spy software allowing the surveillance of 1,400 people, including journalists, human rights activists and dissidents.
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US Public Schools Blame Big Tech Firms for Social Media Harm, Mental Health Crisis in Lawsuit: All Details
Facebook parent Meta, Alphabet, Snap, and TikTok were sued by US public schools in Seattle last week, claiming that companies purposefully designed products to hook younger users, while creating a mental health crisis. The firms have previously stated that they aim to create an enjoyable experience on their platforms for users, while removing harmf...
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Celebrity Investment Scam Victims In Japan Sue Facebook, Seek $148,000 In Damages
Four scam victims in Japan sued Facebook on Thursday after being hoodwinked by fraudulent online investment ads that used images of celebrities without their consent, their lawyer said.
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"Days Of Free Pass, Immunity Over": IT Minister On Meta Being Sued In US
Union minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar said today that the days of "free pass" to social media platforms are over and strict accountability will be enforced here on across the world.
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Meta Sued In US For "Damaging Children's Health": What Lawsuit Says
Dozens of US states have accused Facebook and Instagram owner Meta of profiting "from children's pain," damaging their mental health and misleading people about the safety of its platforms.
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Why Meta Faces Big Suit In US Filed By Over 40 States: 5 Points
Dozens of US states today filed a lawsuit accusing Facebook and Instagram owner Meta of profiting "from children's pain," damaging their mental health and misleading the public over the safety of its platforms. Over 40 states are suing Meta.
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US States Sue Facebook Owner Meta Over Harm To Children's Mental Health
Dozens of US states are suing Meta Platforms and its Instagram unit, accusing them of contributing to a youth mental health crisis through the addictive nature of their social media platforms.
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Meta, OpenAI Sued by Comedian Over Alleged Copyright Infringement
Comedian Sarah Silverman and two authors have filed copyright infringement lawsuits against Meta Platforms and OpenAI for allegedly using their content without permission to train artificial intelligence language models. The proposed class action lawsuits were filed by Silverman, Richard Kadrey and Christopher Golden in San Francisco federal court...
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US Man Sues Facebook For Banning His Account For No Reason, Wins $50,000
Jason Crawford sued the company in 2022 for terminating his account without a valid reason and refusing to address the situation.
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FTC Says Meta Misled Parents on Child Protection Measures, Proposes Ban on Profiting From Minors' Data
The US Federal Trade Commission on Wednesday accused Meta's Facebook of misleading parents about protections for children and proposed tightening an existing agreement on privacy to include a ban on making money from minors' data.
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Mark Zuckerberg, Meta Sued For Failing To Address Sex Trafficking
A new lawsuit accuses Mark Zuckerberg and other Meta Platforms Inc executives and directors of failing to do enough to stop sex trafficking and child sexual exploitation on Facebook and Instagram.
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Facebook Parent Meta Sued by Kenyan Content Moderators for Unlawful Redundancy
Facebook content moderators in Kenya are suing the social media site's parent company Meta and two outsourcing companies for unlawful redundancy, a rights group said on Monday. The 43 applicants say they lost their jobs with Sama, a Kenya-based firm contracted to moderate Facebook content, for organising a union. They also say they were blacklisted...
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Meta vs US FTC: Regulator Will Not Appeal in Fight to Block Takeover of VR Content Maker Within
The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) will not appeal a court's decision in its fight to block Facebook parent Meta from purchasing VR content maker Within, the regulator said. However, the FTC could still attempt to stop the deal as part of a process before an FTC administrative law judge that is set to take place on February 13.
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Facebook Parent Meta Can Be Sued for Inhumane Working Conditions, Rules Kenyan Court
A Kenyan court on Monday rejected a bid by Facebook's parent company Meta to stop a case accusing it of exploitation and poor working conditions. The suit was filed by a former content moderator at Sama, a company contracted by Meta to review Facebook posts, and alleges that workers in Kenya were subjected to inhumane conditions, including forced l...
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Facebook Intentionally Drains Users’ Phone Batteries, Former Employee Claims in Lawsuit: Report
Former Facebook employee George Hayward has reportedly claimed that the app intentionally drains users’ phone batteries in a practice called negative testing. In a lawsuit filed against Facebook parent firm Meta at a Manhattan Federal Court, Hayward, a data scientist, claims that he was fired from his role for refusing to participate in the afore...
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WhatsApp Parent Meta Allowed to Pursue Lawsuit Against NSO Group for Installing Pegasus Malware
The US Supreme Court on Monday let Meta Platforms's WhatsApp pursue a lawsuit accusing Israel's NSO Group of exploiting a bug in the WhatsApp messaging app to install spy software allowing the surveillance of 1,400 people, including journalists, human rights activists and dissidents.
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US Public Schools Blame Big Tech Firms for Social Media Harm, Mental Health Crisis in Lawsuit: All Details
Facebook parent Meta, Alphabet, Snap, and TikTok were sued by US public schools in Seattle last week, claiming that companies purposefully designed products to hook younger users, while creating a mental health crisis. The firms have previously stated that they aim to create an enjoyable experience on their platforms for users, while removing harmf...
