META LAWSUIT 2023
Anthropic, music publishers square off on 'fair use' defense in AI copyright case
US District Judge Eumi Lee did not rule at a hearing in San Jose but pressed both sides on the fair use question, which could be key to dozens of other high-stakes copyright infringement cases in the AI era.
Limit AI now or humanity will lose its agency, says Nobel laureate Ressa
The Filipino and American journalist, who jointly won the 2021 award in part for her work documenting the power of large tech companies, serves as co-chair of the United Nations' international scientific panel on artificial intelligence, tasked with assessing how AI is transforming lives worldwide.
Limit AI now or humanity will lose its agency, says Nobel laureate Maria Ressa
Nobel laureate Maria Ressa expresses urgent concerns about the risks that artificial intelligence poses to human agency, emphasizing the need for immediate regulation. She encourages citizens to drive legislative changes aimed at holding tech corporations accountable. Ressa outlines AI's progression through social media and manipulation, and highlights the importance of creating platforms that serve the public interest, along with ensuring tech firms face consequences for harm caused.
California governor signs laws aimed at protecting kids from risks of social media, AI chatbots
The laws will penalize large social media companies up to $1 million per child if they are found negligent of harming children through their platforms, ban tech businesses from offering addictive feeds to anyone under 16 and require operators of AI chatbots to perform risk assessments before rolling them out.
Seattle Times, Newsday sue OpenAI, Microsoft, alleging copyright infringement
The suit in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York alleges that OpenAI and Microsoft scraped the newspapers' websites, including content behind paywalls, and incorporated articles into datasets used to train and operate products including ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot and Bing's AI features.
US government backs OpenAI in New York Times copyright case
The brief, filed in Manhattan federal court on Tuesday, appears to be the first time the U.S. government has weighed in on a wave of cases brought by copyright owners including authors, publishers, music labels and news outlets over AI training. A brief has advisory rather than legal weight but could bolster tech companies as they fight the claims.
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Meta’s $17.1 billion settlement puts Instagram and Facebook on a digital bedtime
Meta has agreed to pay up to $17.1 billion to settle a multistate lawsuit alleging Facebook and Instagram were designed to hook children, while introducing stricter controls for U.S. teenagers, including screen-time limits, overnight restrictions, reduced notifications, stronger parental controls and non-personalised feeds, according to ToI correspondent Chidanand Rajghatta’s report.
Instagram head Adam Mosseri, at children's addiction trial, says few teenagers knew of safety feature
Adam Mosseri, the head of Instagram since 2018, denied any suggestion by U.S. states suing Meta that Instagram stalled by not making the "Take a Break" feature the default setting for teenagers until September 2024, nearly three years after its launch.
Lawyers square off in fight over voice data used to train AI
Ross Kimbarovsky of Loevy & Loevy is representing the plaintiffs - a group of journalists, podcasters and audiobook narrators - in the proposed class action lawsuits. He said each of the defendants faces hundreds of millions of dollars in potential damages.
Mark Zuckerberg encouraged growth over child safety, ex-Meta executive testifies at trial
Arturo Bejar, a vocal critic of Meta's safety record, made the allegation during his second day of testimony in a landmark trial over claims brought by a coalition of states that could reshape Facebook and Instagram, some of the most popular apps on the planet.
Former Meta engineer says Instagram took a 'don't ask, don't tell' approach on kids under 13
During his second day of testimony, Arturo Bejar said Meta consistently prioritized profits over safety in designing its products, focusing on how often and for how long people used them, even if it was detrimental to their mental well-being.
Former Meta engineer resumes testimony in landmark trial over social media's harm to young users
Arturo Bejar, who worked at Meta from 2009 to 2015 before returning to the company as an independent contractor from 2019 to 2021, is the first witness in a landmark trial over claims brought by a coalition of states accusing the company of designing its platforms to addict young users. Meta, which denies the states' allegations and says it stands by its efforts to protect teens, has argued that Bejar's opinions are beyond the scope of his work at the company.
Meta rejects claims it sought to hook children to Facebook, Instagram as landmark trial begins
Four lead states - California, Colorado, Kentucky and New Jersey - accused Meta of designing Facebook and Instagram to hook young users, fueling anxiety, depression and even suicide, and misleading consumers about the platforms' safety. All 29 states accused Meta of violating federal law by improperly collecting and using children's personal data.
Major Meta trial begins as lawyers spar over witnesses, damages
Facebook-parent Meta will defend itself in a landmark social media trial that begins Tuesday in California, where attorneys have sparred over witnesses and financial penalties. Dozens of US states sued four major tobacco companies for downplaying the harmful health impacts of their products, and won a 1998 landmark settlement that included financial penalties and changes to product marketing.
Meta rejects allegations it sought to hook children as landmark trial begins
Four lead states - California, Colorado, Kentucky and New Jersey - accuse Meta of designing Facebook and Instagram to hook young users, fueling anxiety, depression and even suicide, and misleading consumers about the platforms' safety.
A look at major lawsuits against Meta, other social media companies over harms to kids
In a federal trial beginning Tuesday in Oakland, California, the Instagram and Facebook parent company is fighting claims that it has contributed to the youth mental health crisis by deliberately designing features that get children addicted.
US states seek $200 billion penalty in blockbuster Meta lawsuit
A coalition of US states will seek around $200 billion in damages against Meta, which they accuse of intentionally designing Facebook and Instagram to be addictive for children, when a landmark trial kicks off on Tuesday. A coalition of states sued Meta in 2023 for allegedly designing addictive features for kids in its apps and violating state laws.
Jury selection begins in Meta youth harms trial in California federal court
The 2023 lawsuit, filed in federal court in Oakland, California, claims that Meta routinely collects data on children under 13 without their parents' consent, in violation of federal law.
Meta, 29 states head to court in biggest test yet of youth social media litigation
The trial in Oakland, expected to last seven weeks, will test Colorado, Kentucky, California and New Jersey's allegations that Meta designed its platforms to keep young users hooked and misled consumers about their safety. It will also address claims by 29 states that the company illegally collected and used children's data in violation of federal law.
US court rules Meta, other tech firms must face thousands of lawsuits over social media addiction
The San Francisco-based 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rejected an appeal by Meta and TikTok seeking to overturn a lower court ruling requiring them to face more than 3,000 lawsuits filed in federal court, saying the companies had appealed too early.
US appeals court allows thousands of lawsuits against social media companies over user addiction claims to proceed
An appeals court permitted thousands of lawsuits against social media firms to advance. These suits allege companies designed products to addict young users. The court rejected bids to reverse a lower ruling, allowing cases to proceed. Plaintiffs claim these platforms contribute to youth mental health crises. This decision impacts Meta, Google, and TikTok regarding platform design claims.
US Supreme Court declined to hear Meta's challenge to Vermont social media addiction lawsuit
The US Supreme Court has refused to hear Meta's appeal. This allows a lawsuit against Meta's Instagram to proceed. Vermont's attorney general claims the app is designed to be addictive for young users. This is part of a larger trend of lawsuits targeting social media companies. Meta faces increasing legal challenges over child and teen safety.
Massachusetts court hears arguments in lawsuit alleging Meta designed apps to be addictive to kids
The lawsuit, filed in 2024 by Attorney General Andrea Campbell, alleges that Meta did this to make a profit and that its actions affected hundreds of thousands of teenagers in Massachusetts who use the social media platforms.
Meta defends ads model in €550 million data protection trial
Meta is defending its advertising model in a €550-million trial in Spain, facing over 80 media organisations. They allege Meta breached EU data protection rules by using user data for personalised ads without consent, creating unfair competition. Meta denies the claims, asserting compliance and highlighting the role of algorithms in its ad targeting.
Meta’s Llama AI in hot water: Alleged copyright theft leads to class action lawsuit, accused of pirating 82TB of books for AI training
Meta is being sued for allegedly using pirated books from shadow libraries to train its AI models, despite internal concerns and ethical warnings. The company reportedly downloaded 81.7TB of data through torrents and concealed its involvement to bypass copyright laws.
Meta faces trial in 2025 on unfair competition case lodged by Spanish media
The AMI media association, which represents 87 Spanish media firms, filed a lawsuit last year alleging Meta violated EU data protection rules between 2018 and 2023. The newspapers argue that Meta's "massive" and "systematic" use of the personal data of its Facebook, Instagram and Whatsapp platform users gives it an unfair advantage in designing and offering personalised ads, which they say constitutes unfair competition.
Meta must face Massachusetts social media addiction lawsuit, judge rules
Suffolk County Superior Court Judge Peter Krupp in Boston, in a decision made public on Friday, rejected Meta's request to dismiss claims by Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell that it violated state consumer protection law and created a public nuisance.
Australian prosecutors drop billionaire Andrew Forrest's case against Meta
The decision is a setback for Andrew Forrest, the 37% owner of iron ore producer Fortescue Metals Group and Australia's second-richest person, in his quest to hold the internet giant accountable for the ads. A separate civil lawsuit he has filed against Meta over the ads in California is ongoing.
Australian prosecutors drop billionaire Andrew Forrest's case against Meta
Australian prosecutors discontinued Andrew Forrest's criminal case against Meta for scam cryptocurrency ads on Facebook. Forrest's civil suit in California over the ads is ongoing. He accuses Meta of enabling scammers to use its platform.
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