The underage daughter of a former Meta safety researcher was bombarded with sexually explicit pictures and propositions within just days of creating her first Instagram account, according to

Meta and YouTube are on trial over allegations that the companies deliberately make addictive social media apps. Here's why the case matters.

Meta researcher warned company executives of 500,000 daily child sexual exploitation cases on Facebook and Instagram platforms, according to court documents.

The first stand-alone trial from state prosecutors in a stream of lawsuits against Meta is getting underway in New Mexico.

Now, Instagram appears to be preparing to follow suit. Unlike TikTok, however, the Meta-owned platform may integrate the feature directly into its main app. According to a recent post from leaker Alessandro Paluzzi on X,

Stanford expert testifies Meta's social media features are addictive like a "drug," especially for youth, in New Mexico lawsuit against the tech giant.

Meta Platforms is set to test new subscription models across its apps, including Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp in the coming months.

A top Meta researcher warned the company’s executives that there could be as many as 500,000 cases of online sexual exploitation per day on Facebook and Instagram, according to explosive documents that were unsealed on the eve of a landmark jury trial.

The government is launching an official investigation into the so-called "account suspension chaos," where a large number of user accounts were suddenly suspended on Instagram last year. The Korea Media and Communications Commission (KMCC) announced on the 11th that it has initiated a fact-finding investigation to determine whether U.