Social Media

Cease and Desist
San Francisco Orders Meta to Stop ‘Allowing’ AI Child Abuse Ads
The City Attorney’s Office has asked Meta to explain how the harmful ads repeatedly ran on Facebook and Instagram. The company claims the ads are not under the city’s jurisdiction.
Matt Burgess


Do Not Disturb
The Meta Settlement Will Put Limits on Instagram for Teens. They’re Still Vulnerable
Paresh Dave and Lauren Goode

Overreach
X Says Australia’s Under-16 Social Media Ban Risks Interfering With Foreign Law
Isabella Ward

Spec Ops
Meta Tapped a Pentagon Supplier to Prototype Face Recognition for Its Glasses
Dell Cameron and Dhruv Mehrotra


Delete This
Polymarket and Kalshi Say Influencer Partners Can’t Deny Election Results, Actually
Kate Knibbs

Losing Face
Meta Deletes Face-Recognition System From Its Smart Glasses App After WIRED Report
Dhruv Mehrotra and Dell Cameron

About Face
Meta Silently Added Face-Recognition Code for Its Smart Glasses to Millions of Phones
Dhruv Mehrotra and Dell Cameron




Master of Disguise
A Kid With a Fake Mustache Tricked an Online Age-Verification Tool
Fernanda González


Lost Language
This Indigenous Language Survived Russian Occupation. Can It Survive YouTube?
Paresh Dave






Taking the Stand
Mark Zuckerberg Tries to Play It Safe in Social Media Addiction Trial Testimony
Miles Klee
