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Addictive social media features should not be allowed, the Prime Minister has said, warning the next generation would not forgive the Government if it did not act.

Meta’s second major trial of 2026 over alleged harms to children begins on Monday.

A US district judge in Washington has ruled that Facebook-parent Meta Platforms did not violate antitrust laws with its acquisitions of photo-sharing app Instagram and messaging service WhatsApp more than a decade ago.

An LBC investigation has discovered that horrifying execution videos from Islamist terrorist organizations like the so-called Islamic State are available on Facebook.

Both platforms now have time to respond to the findings or face a penalty of up to 6% of their global annual revenue.

Google’s Ad Transparency tool no longer displays political online advertisements that have run on its platforms, past or present, from any countries in the European Union, making seven years of data from 27 different countries inaccessible.

An advertisement by a bar featuring Barney the Dinosaur that used the term "T-wrecked" has been banned for promoting excessive drinking by the advertising watchdog.

Facebook and Instagram users will soon be able to browse without ads, as Meta unveils a paid subscription service for mobile and desktop

Facebook and Instagram users in the UK will be offered ad-free versions of the social networks for up to £3.99 a month.

YouTube will offer creators a way to return to the streaming platform if they were banned for violating COVID-19 and election misinformation policies that are no longer in effect, its parent company Alphabet said Tuesday.

The Former Deputy Prime Minister and leader of the Liberal Democrats became Facebook’s head of global affairs after his frontline political career ended.

U.S. Senator Josh Hawley initiated an investigation into the tech giant, which stated that it had eliminated the policy guidelines.

Tech giants have invested more in AI than the US government has on education, jobs, and social services in 2025 up to this point.

FCA says Instagram and Facebook owner takes up to six weeks to act on warnings about finfluencer posts

Under-16s will be prohibited from using the app’s Live feature unless they have parental permission.

UK taxes on large tech companies may be modified as part of a deal to prevent the next round of tariffs by US President Donald Trump, Chancellor Rachel Reeves has indicated.

A major outage has left WhatsApp, Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok all out of action.

WhatsApp has crashed just as Brits are making their Friday night and weekend plans.

Project Waterworth, which involves a cable longer than the Earth’s circumference, will also reach South Africa and Brazil.

US President Donald Trump has signed a legal settlement that will see Facebook and Instagram owner Meta pay out roughly $25m (£20m).

Company reveals plans to cut about 5% of its global workforce days after saying it would get rid of factcheckers

Facebook owner Meta Platforms (META.O), opens new tab and Amazon.com (AMZN.O), opens new tab are winding down diversity programs ahead of Republican Donald Trump’s...

Instagram profile of ‘proud Black queer momma’, created by Meta, said her development team included no Black people.

Donation comes after CEO Mark Zuckerberg dined with Trump at Mar-a-Lago and appears to be an effort to improve relations