Detroit Zoo gray wolf euthanized at 16 years old
A gray wolf that has called the Detroit Zoo home for over a decade died on Thursday at 16 years old after a long journey with arthritis.
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A gray wolf that has called the Detroit Zoo home for over a decade died on Thursday at 16 years old after a long journey with arthritis.
Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, has agreed to a settlement that includes financial payments to dozens of states along with new restrictions on teen accounts. CBS News has this report.
Michigan will receive at least $171 million from Meta Platforms, the owner of Facebook and Instagram, as part of a federal lawsuit settlement.
A trial has begun in federal court in California, where nearly 30 states are suing Meta, the company behind Facebook and Instagram, on accusations of intentionally designing a product that is addictive to youth. CBS News has this report.
A Macomb County woman has pleaded no contest to threatening Mount Clemens Mayor Laura Kropp on social media.
The additional payouts come from uncashed settlement funds and will be issued to eligible claimants beginning on June 9.
A Detroit man has been found guilty of killing a Fenton Township man in a 2024 Facebook Marketplace sale gone wrong, prosecutors said.
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.
A man was tased and arrested after he allegedly stole an iPad during a Facebook Marketplace exchange in Shelby Township.
People who filed claims as part of Facebook's privacy settlement could get their money over the next 10 weeks.
Meta platforms such as Instagram have marketed AI tools that let users create sexually explicit images of real people.
The music publishing company for renowned Detroit rapper Eminem is suing Meta, alleging the social media giant made its songs available to users without permission.
Research has shown that smartphone addiction causes major increases in brain activity, requiring the brain to work harder to complete simple tasks.
The company also said it was working to resolve an issue where some words, including "Democrats" and "Republican," were blocked from Instagram search.
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The move comes two weeks after Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg traveled to Florida and dined with President-elect Donald Trump in Mar-a-Lago.
Users reported problems accessing many of Meta's social media services, including Facebook, Instagram and Messenger.
The Supreme Court issued its first opinion of the term, a one-line decision dismissing Facebook's appeal.
"Social media is doing harm to our kids and I'm calling time on it," says Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanse.
Meta says it's rooted out 63,000 accounts from Nigeria that were attempting to target adult U.S. men with the financial scam.
Surgeon General Vivek Murthy said that teens' mental health is facing an "emergency," and that social media is part of the problem.
Facebook and Instagram users earlier today reported that they were booted out of the social media platforms, with many unable to log back in.
The two cases concern Republican-backed state laws that aim to restrict social media companies like Facebook and X, formerly Twitter, from moderating content.
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg directly addressed families after prodding from Sen. Josh Hawley.
Snaphat, TikTok, Youtube and others generated billions in profits last year from advertising targeting young users, a Harvard study shows.
