By Diana Novak Jones Oct 7 (Reuters) - Florida asked a state judge on Wednesday to order changes to Instagram and Facebook to better protect young users, pressing ahead with a lawsuit accusing parent Meta Platforms of harming teens after most states resolved similar claims through a sweeping settlement.

Closing arguments have taken place in a New Mexico trial over Facebook's alleged failure to protect users from a third-party quiz that harvested data from 87 million profiles.

This sequel to The Social Network dramatises how a Facebook whistleblower exposed the company's secrets. But with a "dead-eyed" Jeremy Strong as Mark Zuckerberg, it lacks thrills.

Follow-up to ‘The Social Network’ covers how the company was exposed for profiting from misinformation and doing users harm — but falls frustratingly flat

In December 2025, Facebook users shared a rumor claiming Meta signed into policy a "new Facebook rule" allowing the company the rights to users' photos starting "tomorrow." According to the posts, a lawyer advised "60 Minutes" to post about it on social ...

The two-week trial in New Mexico centered on accusations Facebook deceived users about a data breach.

You're currently following this author! Click to unsubscribe from email alerts. Mark Zuckerberg has been worried about Facebook's cultural relevance for years. Emails from April 2022 between Zuckerberg and Tom Alison — Meta's head of Facebook — were ...

If your Facebook feed feels more like an advertising billboard than a place to catch up with friends, it isn't a glitch - it's Facebook's business model at work

“You need to be guarded in these transactions, both for your financial safety and your physical safety,” one expert said.