The Network · 2026-03-25 18:56:58 · ZeroHedge
A Los Angeles jury has delivered a landmark verdict, finding Meta Platforms Inc. (Instagram) and Google (YouTube) liable for harms caused by their platforms. The case, a major personal-injury trial centered on social media addiction, concluded with the jury awarding the plaintiff, a 20-year-old woman identified as K.G....
The Lab · 2026-03-31 14:56:54 · The Verge
Instagram is testing a paid subscription tier that would fundamentally alter the platform's social contract, offering users the ability to view others' stories completely anonymously. This 'ghost mode' feature, which would prevent the story poster from knowing who has seen their content, is part of a broader suite of n...
The Network · 2026-03-31 14:56:56 · Variety
Instagram has been forced to alter its marketing strategy for parent-controlled Teen Accounts following a direct legal challenge from Hollywood's major movie studios. The platform will now "substantially reduce" its use of the film industry's PG-13 rating to describe these accounts and, when it is used, must attach a p...
The Network · 2026-04-10 06:09:34 · Seeking Alpha
Meta has taken the aggressive step of removing advertisements from law firms actively recruiting clients for lawsuits alleging addiction to its platforms, Facebook and Instagram. This move directly targets the legal pipeline feeding a growing wave of litigation against the tech giant, cutting off a key channel for plai...
The Network · 2026-04-29 14:24:07 · Mediapart
La Commission européenne a officiellement conclu, à l'issue d'une enquête de deux ans, que Meta échoue à protéger les mineurs de moins de treize ans sur ses plateformes Facebook et Instagram. Les mécanismes déployés par l'entreprise pour faire respecter cette interdiction se sont révélés insuffisants, selon l'exécutif ...
The Lab · 2026-05-01 14:24:08 · Ars Technica
A group of women have initiated legal action against individuals accused of scraping their Instagram content to construct AI-generated pornographic personas, marking a significant escalation in the emerging legal battle over non-consensual use of personal images in synthetic media. The plaintiffs—several women from Ari...
The Network · 2026-05-02 18:54:07 · The Verge
New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez secured a landmark $375 million judgment against Meta earlier this year. That historic sum, however, may prove to be the least of the company's concerns. Beginning Monday, legal teams for both sides will convene in a Santa Fe courthouse for a three-week public nuisance trial that...
The Lab · 2026-05-06 18:31:44 · GitHub Issues
A security audit has identified a critical vulnerability in the platform's Instagram OAuth integration. The `getAuthUrl()` function in `lib/instagram.js` generates authorization URLs without a CSRF `state` parameter, while `app/api/instagram/callback/route.js` performs no state validation on the callback. This gap allo...
The Network · 2026-05-08 14:24:47 · The Register
Meta has abandoned end-to-end encryption for Instagram direct messages, reversing a position the company promoted for years as the future of online privacy. The feature quietly went plaintext today, according to a revised Meta post first published in 2022. The company confirmed the change to The Register, citing minima...
The Lab · 2026-05-09 08:01:40 · r/privacy
Meta is dismantling end-to-end encryption on Instagram Messaging, reversing a years-long privacy initiative that the company had previously marketed as a core commitment to user security. The rollback removes a technical safeguard that prevented Meta from accessing message content, reopening Instagram DMs to scanning, ...