Meta's internal docs: 18 experts said beauty filters harm teens. Zuckerberg overruled them, now defends decision to LA jury as "not overbearing." First of 1,600 cases using Big Tobacco playbook vs platforms. #Meta #TechTrial #AI www.implicator.ai/eighteen-experts-said-no...

Australia’s World-First Social Media Ban for Under-16s Moves Closer After Successful Tech Trial - RMN News Australia's World-First Social Media Ban for Under-16s Moves Closer After Successful Tech Trial Over 50 companies participated in the trial, with Apple Inc. and Google, developers of the most popular ...

#AustraliaSocialMediaBan #AgeVerification #ChildOnlineSafety #TechTrial #SocialMediaLaw #Under16Ban #DigitalPlatforms #OnlineSafety #YouthProtection #RMNNews Australia’s World-First Social Media Ban for Under-16s Moves Closer After Successful Tech Trial. RMN News: rmnnews.com/2025/06/20/a...

Australia social media teen ban software trial organisers say the tech works By Byron Kaye SYDNEY (Reuters) -Some age-checking applications collect too much data and no product works 100% of the time, but using software to enforce a teenage social media ban can work in Australia, the head of the world’s biggest trial of the technology said on Friday. The view from the government-commissioned Age Assurance Technology Trial of more than 1,000 Australian school students and hundreds of adults is a boost to the country’s plan to keep under 16s off social media. From December, in a world first ban, companies like Facebook (NASDAQ:META) and Instagram owner Meta, Snapchat and TikTok must prove they are taking reasonable steps to block young people from their platforms or face a fine of up A$49.5 million ($32 million). Since the Australian government announced the legislation last year, child protection advocates, tech industry groups and children themselves have questioned whether the ban can be enforced due to workarounds like Virtual Private Networks, which obscure an internet user’s location. "Age assurance can be done in Australia privately, efficiently and effectively," said Tony Allen, CEO of the Age Check Certification Scheme, the UK-based organisation overseeing the Australian trial. The trial found "no significant tech barriers" to rolling out a software-based scheme in Australia, although there was "no one-size-fits-all solution, and no solution that worked perfectly in all deployments," Allen added in an online presentation. Allen noted that some age-assurance software firms "don’t really know at this stage what data they may need to be able to support law enforcement and regulators in the future. "There’s a risk there that they could be inadvertently over-collecting information that wouldn’t be used or needed." Organisers of the trial, which concluded earlier this month, gave no data findings and offered only a broad overview which did not name individual products. They will deliver a report to the government next month which officials have said will inform an industry consultation ahead of the December deadline. A spokesperson for the office of the eSafety Commissioner, which will advise the government on how to implement the ban, said the preliminary findings were a "useful indication of the likely outcomes from the trial. "We are pleased to see the trial suggests that age assurance technologies, when deployed the right way and likely in conjunction with other techniques and methods, can be private, robust and effective," the spokesperson said. ($1 = 1.5427 Australian dollars) META: is this perennial leader facing new challenges? With valuations skyrocketing in 2024, many investors are uneasy putting more money into stocks. Sure, there are always opportunities in the stock market – but finding them feels more difficult now than a year ago. Unsure where to invest next? One of the best ways to discover new high-potential opportunities is to look at the top performing portfolios this year. ProPicks AI offers 6 model portfolios from Investing.com which identify the best stocks for investors to buy right now. For example, ProPicks AI found 9 overlooked stocks that jumped over 25% this year alone. The new stocks that made the monthly cut could yield enormous returns in the coming years. Is META one of them?

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Judge Boasberg Denies Meta's Early Exit in FTC Monopoly Showdown - WinBuzzer Meta Platforms has concluded its defense in the significant FTC antitrust trial, arguing its acquisitions of Instagram and WhatsApp fostered innovation and benefited users, countering claims of illegal...

Judge Boasberg Denies Meta's Early Exit in FTC Monopoly Showdown

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Google Trial: DOJ Targets Samsung Gemini AI Deal As Extending Search Monopoly Tactics - WinBuzzer Google's defense against DOJ claims that its Samsung Gemini AI deal is anticompetitive has become a central focus in the ongoing antitrust trial's remedies phase.

Google Trial: DOJ Targets Samsung Gemini AI Deal As Extending Search Monopoly Tactics

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Google Frames DOJ Chrome Divesting Demands “Extreme” and “Fundamentally Flawed” as Antitrust Trial Begins - WinBuzzer A federal court has started hearing arguments on remedies for Google's search monopoly, with the DOJ pushing for a sale of the Chrome browser.

Google Frames DOJ Chrome Divesting Demands “Extreme” and “Fundamentally Flawed” as Antitrust Trial Begins

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Meta vs FTC heats up. Zuck defends the IG & WhatsApp deals in court, arguing they fueled growth & pointing to rivals like TikTok. Key battleground: defining the social media market.
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