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Meta Faces Legal Challenge by French Publishers Over AI Training

French publishers and authors are suing Meta Platforms Inc. for copyright infringement, accusing the tech giant of using their books to train its generative artificial intelligence model without authorization. SNE, the trade association representing major French publishers including Hachette and …

Meta Must Face Lawsuit Claiming It Prefers Cheaper Foreign Workers

A federal judge on Tuesday said Meta Platforms must face a lawsuit claiming that the Facebook and Instagram parent prefers to hire foreign workers because it can pay them less than American workers. U.S. Magistrate Judge Laurel Beeler in San …

Google Pushes Global Agenda to Educate Workers, Lawmakers on AI

Alphabet’s Google, already facing an unprecedented regulatory onslaught, is looking to shape public perception and policies on artificial intelligence ahead of a global wave of AI regulation. A key priority, one executive told Reuters, comes in building out educational programs …

Court Documents Show Meta Contractor Dismissed Threats to Moderators by Ethiopia Rebels

A contractor hired by Facebook’s parent company Meta dismissed threats to content moderators by Ethiopian rebels angered by their work, according to new evidence filed in a case challenging the dismissal of dozens of moderators in Kenya. Last year 185 …

Meta’s Zuckerberg Not Liable in Lawsuits Over Social Media Harm to Children

A federal judge said Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg is not personally liable in 25 lawsuits accusing his company of addicting children to social media. U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers in Oakland, California rejected accusations on Thursday that Zuckerberg …

US Supreme Court Mulls Facebook Bid to Escape Securities Fraud Suit

The U.S. Supreme Court grappled on Wednesday over a bid by Meta’s Facebook to scuttle a federal securities fraud lawsuit brought by shareholders who accused the social media platform of misleading them about the misuse of its user data. The …

U.S. Firms Warn Against ‘Unprecedented’ Hong Kong Cyber Rules

US firms have warned that proposed cyber regulations could grant the Hong Kong government unusual access to their computer systems, highlighting the latest challenge to Western tech giants in the city. The Asia Internet Coalition, which includes Amazon.com Inc., Alphabet …

Meta to Pay $1.4B to Settle Texas Facial Recognition Data Lawsuit

Meta Platforms has agreed to pay $1.4 billion to Texas to resolve the state’s lawsuit accusing the Facebook parent of illegally using facial-recognition technology to collect biometric data of millions of Texans without their consent. The terms of the settlement, …

Meta Gets Supreme Court Review on Investor Data-Harvesting Suit

The US Supreme Court agreed to consider killing a multibillion-dollar shareholder lawsuit that accuses Meta Platforms Inc. of misleading investors about the data-harvesting scandal involving political consulting firm Cambridge Analytica. The justices said Monday they will decide whether a federal …

Former Meta Engineer Sues Company Saying He Was Fired Over Handling of Gaza Content

A former Meta engineer on Tuesday accused the company of bias in its handling of content related to the war in Gaza, claiming in a lawsuit that Meta fired him for trying to help fix bugs causing the suppression of …