Enforced rigorously, age verification to protect children from harms online could push us towards a less free internet.
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Meta Platforms is rolling out a new “Incognito Chat” feature for its AI assistant on WhatsApp.
Meta Platforms has started trialling a paid WhatsApp tier offering themes, premium stickers and expanded chat pinning.
Meta will dethrone Google as the world’s biggest digital advertising player by the end of 2026, Emarketer says.
Social media platforms need to stop young users wasting hours doomscrolling, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said.
From London to Jakarta, governments are moving to tighten rules on children’s screen and social media use.
Social media platforms Instagram and YouTube have a design defect which means they are addictive, a US jury has ruled.
AI rivals will be allowed on WhatsApp for a year, Meta said, aiming to head off a possible order from EU antitrust regulators.
Meta’s WhatsApp has been completely blocked in Russia for allegedly failing to comply with local law.
The EU has charged Meta Platforms with breaching antitrust rules by blocking AI rivals from WhatsApp.