Australia’s plan to ban children from social media proves popular and problematic
MELBOURNE, Australia -- How do you remove children from the harms of social media? Politically the answer appears simple in...
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Facebook and Instagram users in Europe can opt for less personalized ads
LONDON -- Facebook and Instagram users in Europe will get the option to see less personalized ads if they don't...
South Korea fines Meta $15 million for illegally collecting information on Facebook users
SEOUL, South Korea -- South Korea’s privacy watchdog on Tuesday fined social media company Meta 21.6 billion won ($15 million)...
LinkedIn hit with 310 million euro fine for data privacy violations from Irish watchdog
LONDON -- European Union regulators slapped LinkedIn on Thursday with a 310 million euro ($335 million) fine for violations of...
Activist wins privacy case against Meta over personal data on sexual orientation
LONDON -- The European Union's top court said Friday that social media company Meta can't use public information about a...
Austrian activist Schrems wins privacy case against Meta over personal data on sexual orientation
LONDON -- The European Union's top court said Friday that social media company Meta can't use public information about a...
Appeals court reinstates Indiana lawsuit against TikTok alleging child safety, privacy concerns
INDIANAPOLIS -- The Indiana Court of Appeals has reinstated a lawsuit filed by the state accusing TikTok of deceiving its...
Meta hit with $102 million privacy fine from European Union over 2019 password security lapse
LONDON -- Meta was punished Friday with a fine worth more than $100 million from the social media giant's European...
23andMe directors resign as the CEO of the genetic-testing company seeks to take it private
NEW YORK -- All of 23andMe's independent directors resigned from its board this week, a rare move that marks the...
Google’s AI model faces European Union scrutiny from privacy watchdog
LONDON -- European Union regulators said Thursday they're investigating one of Google's artificial intelligence models over concerns about its compliance...
