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Hours Before His Murder, Haryanvi Singer Ankit Balyan Sang About Killing
Police are examining the activity and timeline of his social media accounts.
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28 Aug 2026
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Child abuse victim sues Elon Musk's xAI over AI-generated images
The complaint, lodged Wednesday in the Northern District of California by an anonymous plaintiff identified as Jane Doe 1, alleges that xAI designed Grok to alter real photographs of identifiable people into sexual content and then published the results directly to the X social media platform (formerly Twitter).
ET Tech & Digital India
27 Aug 2026
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Meta agrees to $17bn child safety settlement: What changes for teens on Instagram and Facebook?
Meta agrees to $17bn child safety settlement: What changes for teens on Instagram and Facebook? The Indian Express Meta's $18bn settlement may hasten reckoning for social media on child safety BBC Buried in Meta’s $18B settlement is a legal pass on kids’ data TechCrunch Rebecca Hendin on Mark Zuckerberg and the Meta court settlement – cartoon The...
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27 Aug 2026
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South Korea media commission says Meta's youth protection changes should apply globally
The Korea Media and Communications Commission (KMCC) said in a statement to Reuters that social media providers needed to take greater responsibility to protect minors and noted that seven bills aimed at strengthening youth protection on social networking platforms were pending in South Korea's parliament.
ET Tech & Digital India
27 Aug 2026
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Meta settlement opens new front in global fight over social media harm
Meta's up to $18 billion settlement with nearly 50 US states over social media harm to teenagers has opened a new front in a global government fight to protect children and curb addiction to platforms such as Facebook and Instagram.
ET Tech & Digital India
27 Aug 2026
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Meta settlement puts social media industry on notice: 'There will be more'
Wednesday's historic settlement between Meta and dozens of US states could be just the start of a wave that will ripple across the social media industry, putting TikTok, YouTube and Snap under pressure to make similar changes to their apps for teens. "I hope that Snapchat, TikTok and YouTube will read the writing on the wall and enter into similar...
ET Tech & Digital India
27 Aug 2026
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Meta reaches $16.68 billion settlement over social media harms to children
Meta reaches $16.68 billion settlement over social media harms to children The Hindu Meta to pay up to $18bn to settle claims its platforms harm children BBC Meta agrees to pay $18 billion to settle US lawsuits over children's social media addiction Reuters Meta settlement pays Mass. $516M, bolsters teen restrictions Axios Meta to pay Texas $1...
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26 Aug 2026
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Meta reaches $16.68 billion settlement over social media harms to children
The deal was reached during a California federal court trial over claims brought by 29 states, averting one of the highest-profile tests yet of allegations that social media companies harmed young users. Just days before jury selection began on August 12, a federal appeals court declined to halt the trial.
ET Tech & Digital India
26 Aug 2026
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Brazil fines TikTok $30 million in 'powerful signal' over child safety
Brazil's data protection agency on Tuesday fined TikTok nearly $30 million for failing to implement child safety measures in what it said was a "powerful signal" to social media companies. He said the fine of 153.7 million reais ($29.9 million) was a "powerful signal to other platforms regarding how seriously the ANPD takes this work" and that the...
ET Tech & Digital India
26 Aug 2026
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Social media use on the rise among Australian under-16s after ban: data
Australian under-16s are increasing their use of social media apps such as Instagram and Tiktok despite a world-leading ban, data provided by a parental control software company showed Wednesday. The use of apps TikTok, Instagram and Snapchat among 10-12 year olds and 13 to 15-year olds was on the rise, data from parental control app Qustodio...
ET Tech & Digital India
26 Aug 2026
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Meta, US states have discussed settling teen social media harm case
The report comes during a federal court trial in California over claims brought by 29 states, in what is one of the highest-profile tests of allegations that social media companies have harmed young users. Just days before jury selection began on August 12, a federal appeals court declined to halt the trial.
ET Tech & Digital India
26 Aug 2026
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Sharing fake social media posts violates ‘you shall not kill’: Kerala’s Syro-Malabar Church
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Kerala Regional Bureau (Thiruvananthapuram)
28 Jun 2026
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