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rappler.com > technology > features > meta-settlement-data-collection-children-remains-surveillance-capitalism

What the settlement left out: Meta can still collect data from kids

1+ day, 22+ hour ago   (638+ words) ZUCKERBERG. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg attends the annual Allen and Co. Sun Valley Media and Technology Conference at the Sun Valley Resort in Sun Valley, Idaho, U.S., July 9, 2026 In August 2026, Meta agreed to one of the largest consumer protection settlements in…...

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rappler.com > culture-desk > health-and-wellness > video-cat-trivino-cost-mental-health-philippines

Rappler Talk: The cost of mental health in the Philippines

10+ mon, 2+ week ago   (240+ words) If she’s not writing about food, she’s probably thinking about it. From working as a copywriter at Ace Saatchi & Saatchi in 2016 while writing freelance on the side, Steph Arnaldo turned her part-time passion (that started with being in the Candy…...

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rappler.com > technology > social-media > meta-settlement-falls-short-teen-mental-health-protections-whistleblower

Meta settlement falls short on teen mental health protections, whistleblower says

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (851+ words) A whistleblower whose testimony helped build a child safety case against Meta Platforms META.O said on Wednesday that the firm’s settlement with a coalition of US states does not meaningfully address harms from social media that he described in…...

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rappler.com > technology > social-media > meta-settlement-opens-new-front-global-fight-harm

Meta settlement opens new front in global fight over social media harm

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (701+ words) META. A Meta logo is pictured at a trade fair in Hannover Messe, in Hanover, Germany, April 22, 2024 Meta’s move to restrict teenagers’ use of social media in the US shows companies have tools to better protect young people online, Australian…...

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rappler.com > technology > meta-settles-us-states-social-media-harms

Meta settles with US states over social media harms

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (562+ words) META. The logo of Meta at the Meta Lab in Los Angeles, California, US, on May 20, 2026. Meta Platforms reached a settlement to resolve claims brought by states across the country that the company designed Instagram and Facebook to addict children,…...

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rappler.com > technology > social-media > meta-rejects-claims-hook-children-facebook-instagram-us-trial

Meta rejects claims it sought to hook children to Facebook, Instagram as landmark trial begins

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (949+ words) JOSH LOWENTHAL. Member of the California State Assembly Josh Lowenthal speaks as parents of children and young adults whose deaths were allegedly related to social media use hold a press conference in Oakland, California, USA, August 18, 2026. Meta Platforms rejected accusations…...

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rappler.com > technology > social-media > tiktok-digital-guide-build-safer-online-habits-philippines-launch

Amid US addiction suits, TikTok launches digital guide to build safer online habits in PH

1+ mon, 2+ day ago   (416+ words) TIKTOK PANEL. From left: Sheila Estabillo, Program Manager, Plan International Pilipinas; Amihan Abueva, Regional Executive Director, Child Rights Coalition Asia; Dr. Francis Dimalanta, developmental and behavioral pediatrician, and Kuya Kim Atienza, veteran television host, educator, and parent creator; Bea Bautista,…...

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rappler.com > technology > social-media > meta-tennessee-trial-allegations-instagram-designed-addictive

Meta faces Tennessee trial over allegations Instagram was designed to be addictive

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (677+ words) This is AI-generated and may have errors. For context, always refer to the full article. Report issues here. Meta Platforms faces trial in Tennessee on Monday, July 20, over the state’s claims that Instagram’s design is to blame for a youth…...

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rappler.com > technology > how-talking-ai-assistant-impacts-young-childrens-development

‘Alexa, tell me a joke’: How talking to AI impacts young children’s development

2+ mon, 3+ day ago   (624+ words) Children using AI assistants may have an effect on their linguistic development Children are innately curious, and throughout any given day they come up with all manner of questions: Why don’t fish have hair? Why do flowers wilt so quickly?...

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rappler.com > technology > california-man-bipolar-disorder-chatgpt-fueled-delusions-self-harm-lawsuit

California man with bipolar disorder says ChatGPT fueled delusions, led to self-harm in new lawsuit

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (531+ words) CHATGPT. The ChatGPT logo, a keyboard, and robot hands are seen in this illustration taken January 27, 2025. A California man sued OpenAI and its CEO Sam Altman on Wednesday, July 1, claiming the company’s ChatGPT platform exacerbated his bipolar disorder due to…...