Meta Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg apologized to families at a U.S. Senate hearing about the impact that social media has on children. Watch this video to know more.

Zuckerberg apologizes to parents at US Senate social media hearing

CEOs of Meta, X, TikTok, Snap, and Discord face tough questions on combating online child exploitation at Senate hearing.

US: Social Media CEOs testify at hearing, heated Senate hearing on child safety

Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, has announced the implementation of new direct messaging restrictions aimed at enhancing the safety of teenage users on its platforms.

Meta limits messages for teen safety on Instagram, Facebook

The US state of New Mexico has said that children using Instagram and Facebook have been frequent targets of sexual harassment. According to a report by The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) on Wednesday (Jan 17), an internal Meta Platforms presentation in 2021 estimated that 100,000 minors each day received photos of adult genitalia or other sexually abusive content.

US state says children on Instagram, Facebook are often targets of sexual harassment: Report

To comply with the Digital Markets Act (DMA) in the European Union (EU), Meta announced on Monday that users will be able to unlink their Instagram and Facebook accounts, as well as other services.

Meta to let EU users unlink their Instagram, FB and Messenger accounts

Newly unredacted documents from New Mexico's lawsuit against Meta underscore the the company's "historical reluctance" to keep children safe on its platforms, the complaint says. New Mexico's Attorney General Raul Torrez sued Meta in December, saying the company failed to protect young users from exposure to child sexual abuse material and allowed adults to solicit explicit imagery from them.

Meta dragged to court for ignoring child safety on its platforms

Here, we bring you the news that is trending across WION's social media platforms- Kanye West teased a new set of dentures made of titanium. He shared an Instagram story of the latest addition to his mouth as he wrote that it was heavily inspired by James Bond’s iconic villain, Jaws. The new titanium dentures have reportedly been done exclusively for Kanye and cost $850,000. Watch to know more!

Kanye West shocks fans as he gets $850,000 titanium teeth

Meta Platforms on Tuesday said it would hide more content from teens on its social media platforms: Instagram and Facebook. This comes, as regulators around the globe urged the social media giant to protect children from harmful content on its apps.

Meta to provide more ‘age appropriate’ content to teens, limit harmful items

Big Tech made billions in Advertisements targeting children. Social Media giants earn nearly $11 billion from minors in U.S. Watch the video to get more insights!

Instagram tops advertisement revenue chart with $4.4 Billion

Oversharing online invites for unauthorised access. The new Instagram viral trend can expose answers to common security questions. Watch the video to know more!

nstagram trend raises 'Privacy concern' | Viral Trends

Experts warn against 'Get to Know Me' trend over 'Privacy concerns'

In the fast-paced world of social media trends, as the fad of joining popular challenges often overshadows potential risks, the spotlight has fallen on a recent trend named "Get to Know Me on Instagram".

Social media users warned against oversharing amid ‘Get to know me on Instagram’ challenge

Facebook parent Meta's Oversight Board has criticised the social media platform for removing two videos depicting hostages and injured people in the Israel-Gaza war.

Oversight Board criticises Meta for removing two Israel-Hamas war videos

Meta Platforms used thousands of pirated books to train its AI models, alleges a new copyright lawsuit filed on Monday (Dec 11) night. The tech giant reportedly did this despite warnings from their lawyers about the legal peril of doing so.

Meta flouted copyrights to train its AI 'Llama' despite warning from lawyers, claims lawsuit by authors

Facebook and Instagram owner Meta Platforms will now start fully encrypting messages on its social media platforms by default. Announcing the launch, Loredana Crisan, Head of Messenger on the Meta website said, "We take our responsibility to protect your messages seriously, and we’re thrilled that after years of investment and testing, we’re able to launch a safer, more secure and private service.

'Taken our time to get this right': Meta to roll out end-to-end encryption for Facebook & Instagram

A new lawsuit brought by New Mexico Attorney General Raul Torrez against Meta and CEO Mark Zuckerberg has claimed that subsidiaries Facebook and Instagram are steering explicit content towards children even when no interest is expressed, allowing child predators to find and contact minors.

Facebook, Instagram turn haven for child predators as algorithm preys on kids, new lawsuit claims

Meta is in hot water as they are facing pressure from EU tech regulators. Meta has been asked to provide more details on how they are handling child sexual abuse material on Instagram.

EU demands strict action from Meta for online content contro

Meta is in a hot soup as they are facing pressure from the EU tech regulators. Meta has been asked to provide more details on how they handle child sexual abuse material on Instagram.

EU demands strict action from Meta for online content control, asks for details on child abuse

The European Union (EU) regulators on Friday (Dec 1) pulled Meta, asking the company to provide more details on measures it had taken to tackle self-generated child sexual abuse material (SC-CSAM) available on its highly popular photo and video sharing app Instagram.

Meta served deadline by EU to come up with answers regarding child abuse material on Instagram

It has been alleged that Meta allowed kids under the age of 13 to open secret Instagram account and chose to ignore complaints regarding them.

Meta coveted and pursued users under the age of 13, says report

While, Instagram is under fire for delivering sexually explicit content to accounts that exclusively follow children. Instagram's reel service is known for short videos on various topics.

Meta's Instagram under fire for showing sexual videos of young users | WION Dispatch

Meta, the parent company of Instagram and Facebook, intentionally made its platforms such that it is addictive to children, a recent unsealed legal complaint claimed.

Meta intentionally allowed children to hold accounts and get addicted, lawsuit alleges

Instagram - the company keeps adding new features for user experience - and now the users can download public reels directly to your camera. The feature was first released in the United States in June and is now worldwide.

Instagram latest feature: You can now download Insta reels from public accounts | World DNA

Trust NASA to send stunning pictures of the cosmos our way. There are tonnes of images that are simply wow and the trickle doesn't appear to slow down as the space agency points its lenses towards the space and brings us images from even distant corners.

NASA posts beautiful picture of Earth's 'airglow'

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