Meta’s $17 Billion Settlement Highlights Social Media’s Mental Health Impact
Meta’s historic $17 billion teen social media settlement marks a critical step in holding platforms accountable for harmful addictive design and mental health consequences
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Digital Policy
Digital Policy covers technology regulation, online safety, privacy, platform rules, artificial intelligence policy, digital rights, and government decisions affecting the internet.
Facebook Found Liable for Privacy Deception in New Mexico Over Cambridge Analytica
A New Mexico jury held Facebook liable for misleading users on privacy, finding over two million violations related to the Cambridge Analytica data breach
TikTok Agrees to $100 Million Settlement Over Alabama Youth Safety Lawsuit
TikTok will pay Alabama at least $100 million and enforce new safety measures for teen users to resolve allegations of harmful effects on youth…
UN General Assembly Urged to Prioritize Undersea Cable Protection in AI Era
As AI governance dominates the UN agenda, calls intensify for greater global focus on securing undersea cables, vital infrastructure carrying almost all international data…
Meta Expands Community Notes to Latin America Without Defining Success Metrics
Meta begins testing its Community Notes program in 16 Latin American countries but provides little transparency on success criteria or how it will replace…
UN’s 2027 Review of Global Digital Compact Could Marginalize Developing Nations
The UN's scheduled 2027 review of the Global Digital Compact faces critical decisions on scope that could determine which countries have influence over future…
Former Facebook Engineer Calls for Economic Alignment to Regulate AI and Social Media
A former Facebook engineer urges new digital policies to align AI and social media technologies with human interests by reforming economic incentives and expanding…
Volunteer Moderators Battle AI-Driven Content to Preserve Online Communities
Online volunteer moderators on platforms like Reddit work tirelessly to manage AI-generated content, confronting challenges that threaten knowledge reliability and community trust
New York Seizes 12 Websites Distributing Celebrity Deepfake Pornography
The Manhattan District Attorney shut down a dozen domains hosting nonconsensual sexual deepfake videos of around 1,200 victims, marking a significant legal action against…
EU Proposes Continent-Wide Social Media Ban for Under-15s
The European Commission outlines strict age-based restrictions on social media, AI chatbots, and online gaming for children under 15 as part of the upcoming…