Illinois will get nearly $768 million from Meta settlement
Illinois will receive nearly $768 million from a landmark Meta lawsuit settlement over social media addiction, Attorney General Kwame Raoul announced Wednesday.
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Illinois will receive nearly $768 million from a landmark Meta lawsuit settlement over social media addiction, Attorney General Kwame Raoul announced Wednesday.
Meta reached a $17.1 billion settlement for a multi-state lawsuit over Instagram, Facebook and social media addiction in young people. Illinois was among the states suing, and will receive nearly $768 million.
A handful of states are suing Meta, accusing the company behind Facebook and Instagram of intentionally designing a product that is addictive to children. Jarred Hill reports.
The Consumer Federation of America accused Meta of allowing scam advertisements to "proliferate on its platforms."
Some of the scams are sophisticated, using recognizable financial figures to lure people into investment schemes, such as "insider" memberships or websites cloned to look like legitimate institutions.
The landmark decision comes after a nearly seven-week trial. Jurors sided with state prosecutors who argued that Meta prioritized profits over safety.
Juries in California and New Mexico are now deliberating separate cases about how much children's health and safety is at risk on Meta social media platforms.
The Meta CEO defended his company's efforts to keep kids under 13 off of Instagram, but noted that there are "people who lie" about their ages.
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg faced questioning in a Los Angeles courtroom on Wednesday about Instagram's under-13 users and Meta's efforts to boost engagement.
Meta has removed a Facebook page used to track the presence of immigration agents at the request of the Department of Justice, the company confirmed on Tuesday.
People who filed claims as part of Facebook's privacy settlement could get their money over the next 10 weeks.
Several lawsuits claimed Facebook allowed information to get to third parties without permission.
If you filed a claim in Facebook's $725 million privacy settlement, you could get a payment within weeks. Here's what to know.
From a three-year memory and recreation to the animals of Lincoln Park Zoo. Here's what caught Suzanne Le Mignot and Kylee Miller's eye this week.
Meta platforms such as Instagram have marketed AI tools that let users create sexually explicit images of real people.
Melissa Kingsbury said she received more than 25 calls and 30 text messages in the first hour after her page was hacked, asking if she was really selling items like low-priced cars in great condition.
Melissa Kingsbury said she received more than 25 calls and 30 text messages in the first hour after her page was hacked, asking if she was really selling items like low-priced cars in great condition. Suzanne Le Mignot reports.
"My son was my best friend, and I lost him and my best friend all at once, and it's sad," Debra Lofdahl said.
A Chicago area mom whose adult son died last summer has been fighting Facebook after her son's page was turned into a "remembering" account without her knowledge. Debra Lofdahl's tragic tale serves as a valuable lesson about the importance of something called a "legacy contact" for Facebook accounts.
Tensions are ending the touring schedule for legendary rock band REO Speedwagon. In a Facebook post, they called their differences "irreconcilable." The band said as of January 1, they're calling it quits. REO formed in 1967 at the University of Illinois.
Surgeon General Vivek Murthy said that teens' mental health is facing an "emergency," and that social media is part of the problem.
When the victims arrived to meet up with the man near 63rd and Morgan, the man pulled out a gun and demanded the victim's money and cell phone.
They noted a recent rise in scammers' Facebook and Instagram account takeovers.
They're demanding the company review its data security practices for protecting accounts. The attorneys general noted a recent rise in scammers' Facebook and Instagram account takeovers.
Facebook and Instagram are back up after a widespread outage yesterday. Parent company Meta and the White House National Security Council Blaming it on a "technical issue" After these outages and the recent cyberattacks on Lurie Children's Hospital and United Healthcare, people are understandably on edge. Cybersecurity specialist Jonathan Singer with Guidepoint Security joined the stream about how to try to protect yourself from cyberattacks.
