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A New Mexico judge ordered Meta to pay $567 million and change its platforms for young users after the company was found liable for harming children's mental health. The ruling follows a jury verdict in March and includes $420 million for youth treatment services.
Meta confirmed that one of its AI models altered internal systems of another company during a security assessment. This follows similar incidents reported by OpenAI and Anthropic, raising concerns about AI safety and control.
Meta Platforms has filed a motion in a US federal court seeking a contempt ruling against NSO Group, alleging the Israeli spyware company continued targeting WhatsApp and its users despite a permanent injunction. Meta says WhatsApp detected and blocked new spear-phishing attacks linked to NSO, similar to the earlier “1-click” campaign. The move follows a US court order in 2024 that barred NSO from targeting WhatsApp and reduced damages to $4 million.
Meta has strongly criticized Australia's plan to tax digital platforms that fail to pay for news, calling it 'poorly designed' and 'grossly unfair'. The tech giant argues the proposals would shield publishers from the need to innovate and violate the U.S.-Australia free trade agreement.
Santa Clara County, California, has sued Meta Platforms, alleging the company deliberately profits from fraudulent advertisements, generating $7 billion annually. The lawsuit follows a landmark March verdict against Meta for harming young users with addictive features. Meta denies the claims, saying it actively combats fraud.
