Meta Platforms — social media company operating Facebook and Instagram, facing $1.4 trillion penalty claim over youth safety allegations.
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Italy’s competition authority said on Monday it had dropped an investigation into Meta Platforms over allegations that the company abused its dominant position by installing its artificial intelligence tool on the messaging service WhatsApp. …
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… The purchases included securities linked to companies such as Microsoft, Meta Platforms, Oracle, Broadcom, Bank of America , and Goldman Sachs, as well as trades in municipal bonds. …
Trump ethics filing reveals thousands of trades tied to US corporate securitiesMeta faces trial in Tennessee over claims that Instagram was designed to be addictive and contributed to a youth mental-health crisis. Tennessee's Attorney General alleges the company violated consumer protection law by knowingly designing the product to drive compulsive teen use, failing to disclose internal research on harms, and misleading the public about platform safety.
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Meta faces trial in Tennessee over claims that Instagram was designed to be addictive and contributed to a youth mental-health crisis. Tennessee's Attorney General alleges the company violated consumer protection law by knowingly designing the product to drive compulsive teen use, failing to disclose internal research on harms, and misleading the public about platform safety.
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A reconciliation committee of France's Parliament approved a bill to ban social media access for those under 15, with French President Macron seeking implementation by early September. The measure follows Australia's ban for under-16s and comes as European Commission President Von der Leyen has supported similar limits across the EU.
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Meta Platforms is in talks to lease computing power to Anthropic in a potential deal worth up to $10 billion over two years, according to a source familiar with the matter. The discussions are in their early stages and may not result in a deal.
20 July 2026 · Joy Online →
A federal judge denied an emergency motion by 26 Meta employees to block their layoffs while they pursue claims that the company's AI tools targeted them for job cuts because of disabilities or medical leave. The judge said the workers could not demonstrate "irreparable harm," though he noted the lawsuit raises "serious questions" about Meta's conduct and may reconsider his decision based on additional evidence about AI's role in the layoffs.
20 July 2026 · Joy Online →
Meta disclosed in a court filing that four US states are seeking $1.4 trillion in penalties over allegations the company designed Facebook and Instagram to addict young users and misled the public about their safety, ahead of an August trial in Oakland, California.
7 July 2026 · Joy Online →
Microsoft is eliminating roughly 4,800 positions (2.1% of its workforce) as the company spends heavily on AI infrastructure and uses the technology to improve business efficiency. The cuts follow a wave of tech layoffs driven by Big Tech's historic AI investments, set to top $700 billion this year, as companies seek returns from the technology.
6 July 2026 · Joy Online →
A U.S. District Judge rejected Meta Platforms' attempt to dismiss a lawsuit filed by 29 state attorneys general accusing the company of designing Facebook and Instagram to addict children and concealing the harms. The judge denied Meta's motion to dismiss claims based on deception and unfair practices, and granted summary judgment to the states on violations of the federal Children's Online Privacy Protection Act.
30 June 2026 · Joy Online →
A U.S. appeals court in Cincinnati ruled that Ohio can enforce a law requiring social media platforms including Instagram to obtain parental consent before allowing children under 16 to use their services, overturning a lower-court block and finding the law does not violate First Amendment protections.
18 June 2026 · Joy Online →
Florida's attorney general filed a lawsuit claiming TikTok violated the state's law barring social media platforms from allowing children under age 14 to create accounts, alleging the platform allows underage users access and misrepresents exposure to violent or sexual content. TikTok says it is complying with the law and suspending accounts of users under 14 in Florida.
16 June 2026 · Joy Online →
An industry analyst argues that artificial intelligence's real disruption in Ghanaian marketing is not automation but the ability to uncover behavioural patterns and hidden opportunities at scale, moving beyond the broad generalisations and assumptions that have long dominated the industry.
12 June 2026 · Business & Financial Times →
An opinion piece argues that artificial intelligence's real disruption to Ghana's marketing industry is not automation but the ability to uncover patterns and behavioural truths at scale, enabling brands to compete by discovering and acting on hidden opportunities faster than before.
10 June 2026 · Business & Financial Times →
Italy's competition authority (AGCM) has dropped its investigation into Meta over allegations of abusing its dominant position by installing an AI tool on WhatsApp, citing the European Commission's extension of its own probe to cover Italian territory.
9 June 2026 · Joy Online →
U.S. President Donald Trump disclosed at least $220 million in financial transactions involving major U.S. company securities in the first three months of 2026, according to ethics filings released by the U.S. Office of Government Ethics. Purchases included securities linked to Microsoft, Meta Platforms, Oracle, Broadcom, and other firms, with the cumulative value reported in broad ranges totaling between $220 million and around $750 million.
15 May 2026 · Joy Online →