New Mexico court orders Meta to pay additional $567M in child safety case
Meta’s total fine has raked up to $942 million in this case
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WhatsApp is launching parent-linked accounts for pre-teens
WhatsApp is rolling out parent-managed accounts for under-13 users, limiting features to messaging and calls while giving parents PIN-protected controls, alerts, and approval over contacts and groups.
Meta seeks to limit evidence in child safety case
Meta is set to go on trial in New Mexico for allegedly failing to protect minors. The company is requesting a broad swath of information not be allowed to be presented in court.
Texas AG sues Roblox, accusing it of prioritizing ‘pixel pedophiles’ over child safety
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton late on Thursday said he had sued online gaming platform Roblox, accusing the company of “deceiving parents about the dangers of its platform.”
OpenAI will apply new restrictions to ChatGPT users under 18
Under the new policy, ChatGPT will be trained to no longer engage in “flirtatious talk” with underage users, and additional guardrails will be placed around discussions of suicide.