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EU charges Meta, says Facebook and Instagram must better block under-13s

The European Commission has formally accused Meta of failing to keep children under 13 off Facebook and Instagram, issuing preliminary charges in April 2026 that represent the sharpest enforcement ...
Forbes

Meta Threatened With Major EU Fine For Failing To Block Underage Users From Facebook And Instagram

The European Union on Wednesday said Meta has failed to prevent children under 13 from accessing its social media platforms—Facebook and Instagram—in violation of the bloc’s online safety rules, ...
U.S. News & World Report

Facebook and Instagram Must Do More to Block Under-13s, EU Warns in Meta Charges

Facebook and Instagram Must Do More to Block Under-13s, EU Warns in Meta Charges By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS, April 29 (Reuters) - Meta Platforms' Facebook ⁠and ⁠Instagram were charged on Wednesday with ...
Engadget

Threads users are pissed they can't block Meta's new AI chatbot

Earlier today, Meta announced that it was testing a new Meta AI chatbot for Threads that would function a lot like Grok on X. Even though the "early beta" isn't available to most people on the ...
NDTV

Meta To Block AI Chatbots From Talking About Suicide, Self Harm With Teenagers

Meta has announced that it will block artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots from talking to teenagers about sensitive topics such as suicide, self-harm and eating disorders. Instead, young users will ...
Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Meta to kick teens off Instagram and Facebook a week early as social media ban looms

Meta has begun telling Instagram, Facebook and Threads users it believes are younger than 16 years old they have two weeks left to download their data. Account holders who want to fight their removal ...