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Dec 26 2023
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Instagram influencer fatally shot by husband days after she was granted a restraining order against him
An Instagram influencer was fatally shot near a Hawaii mall by her husband two days after a judge granted her a restraining order against the man, who later was found dead in an apparent suicide, according to authorities and court documents. The shooting unfolded Friday in a parking lot near Pearlridge Center in Waimalu, near Honolulu. Honolulu police responded to a "suspicious circumstance"
NBC News (Online)Aug 03 2023
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Meta begins blocking news on Facebook, Instagram in Canada
Meta said it started blocking news content on Facebook and Instagram in Canada over a law directing Big Tech companies to pay media outlets for news used on their platforms.
The escalating feud over digital news up north coincides with Meta‘s fight against antitrust journalism legislation becoming law in the U.S. that has stalled in Congress.
After Canada’s Legislature passed the
Washington TimesNov 20 2023
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Cardi B Bashes Adams NYC Budget Cuts, Biden War Approach on Instagram Live
Comrade Cardi B logged back into the chat on Sunday to criticize the New York City budget cuts that are leading to Sunday library closures — and asked where, then, the U.S. money for Israel and Ukraine is coming from, in the process committing to not backing President Joe Biden in 2024. The rapper regularly weighs in on political issues, and this time she used her personal Instagram account to
Teen VogueDec 06 2023
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Facebook and Instagram allow predators to 'trade child pornography,' according to lawsuit filed by New Mexico
Facebook and Instagram allegedly promote minors’ accounts to apparent child predators and recommend sexual content to underage users, according to a lawsuit filed against parent company Meta Platforms and its CEO, Mark Zuckerberg. New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez filed the civil lawsuit in New Mexico state court Tuesday, alleging that "Meta has allowed Facebook and Instagram to become a
Fox BusinessOct 24 2023
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NH AG Sues Meta Claiming Facebook, Instagram Designed To Addict Children
Concord, NH – New Hampshire Attorney General John M. Formella on Tuesday announced a lawsuit against Meta Platforms, Inc. and its subsidiary, Instagram, LLC in Merrimack County Superior Court for violating the State’s consumer protection statute and other laws. The State’s Complaint alleges that Meta purposefully designed its popular platforms, Facebook and Instagram, to include addictive
In Depth NHOct 24 2023
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Facebook, Instagram Accused of Harming Youth Mental Health in Massive New Lawsuit
Thirty-three states have banded together to sue and Instagram’s parent company, , accusing it of building and operating platforms that have caused serious harm to young people and adolescents. The lawsuit, filed Oct. 24 in district court in Northern California, claims Meta’s platforms have “profoundly altered the psychological and social realities of a generation of young Americans,”
RollingStone.comOct 24 2023
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Dozens of states sue Instagram, Meta over harm to youth mental health
Meta is facing state-led lawsuits over allegations of knowingly designing and deploying features on its platforms that harmed young users’ mental health. A bipartisan coalition of 32 bipartisan attorneys general filed a complaint Tuesday in the Northern District of California alleging Meta, the parent company of Instagram and Facebook, used deceptive and unlawful conduct in creating platforms
The HillOct 24 2023
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Meta Sued By 33 States Over ‘Substantial Dangers’ For Kids On Instagram And Facebook
Facebook and Instagram parent company Meta was sued by a group of 33 states in a major lawsuit on Tuesday for allegedly misleading the public over addictive features targeting children, marking both the latest legal challenge against the social media giant and the latest claim social media harms younger users. Plaintiffs in the suit, filed in federal District Court in California, where Meta is
ForbesOct 24 2023
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NH sues Facebook, Instagram parent over getting kids hooked on apps
New Hampshire Union LeaderNov 28 2023
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Meta Unlawfully Collecting Personal Data From Underage Children Using Facebook, Instagram: Lawsuit
Facebook and Instagram parent company Meta routinely ignores reports of underage users on its platforms and has "coveted and pursued" the underage Instagram user demographic for years, according to a newly redacted complaint accompanying a lawsuit filed in October by the attorneys general of 33 states. The complaint is part of a wider federal lawsuit filed by the coalition of attorneys general
The Epoch Times