Mark Zuckerberg won't have to take the stand after all. The tech billionaire was days away from testifying before a federal jury when Meta agreed to pay $17 billion and overhaul its child safety practices to settle claims that Facebook and Instagram deliberately addicted American teenagers.
Mark Zuckerberg could be staring down a $200 billion penalty as a coalition of 29 states takes Meta to trial over allegations the tech giant deliberately addicted America's children to its platforms.
Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, announced new parental control tools designed to protect teenagers from unsafe interactions with AI characters on its platforms.
Meta claims to have cut enforcement mistakes—removing content that doesn’t actually violate platform rules—by 50% since the start of President Donald Trump’s administration. In its first-quarter 2025 integrity report, Meta highlighted progress in reducing wrongful content takedowns on Facebook and Instagram. The report follows Zuckerberg’s January pledge to defend free speech across Meta’s platforms, addressing concerns over censorship and bias.
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is pushing for widespread adoption of AI-generated "friends," claiming the technology can ease loneliness and fill social voids in modern life. In a recent interview on the Dwarkesh Podcast, Zuckerberg said people increasingly lack personal connections and that AI companions could become a rational alternative.
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is pressing U.S. trade officials and the Trump administration to oppose a pending European Union antitrust decision that could significantly impact the company's ad-based revenue model. The ruling under the EU’s Digital Markets Act may require Meta to offer Facebook and Instagram without personalized ads, potentially undermining a core aspect of Meta's global business.
When Melania Trump stood behind her husband, President-elect Donald Trump, during his inauguration, she made a statement that transcended words. Her choice of attire, particularly the navy boater-style hat, sent a clear and unspoken message: the Trump era was not only entering a new chapter but reclaiming its narrative.
Google has rejected the European Union's demand that it add fact checks to search results or use them in removing content, according to a letter obtained by Axios.
