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Meta Platforms: Meta Platforms, through its platforms Facebook, Instagram, and Threads, has been issued a second summons by the Communication and Digital Ministry of Indonesia for allegedly flouting a ban on social media access for under-16s. This could lead to sanctions and impact its operations in Indonesia, despite claiming an extension was approved.
Google — YouTube: Google — YouTube, a platform owned by Alphabet Inc., is the primary target of Indonesia's reprimand for failing to implement age restrictions for users under 16.
Apr 02, 2026 · 14 articles
Regulatory
Meta Platforms: Meta Platforms, through its platforms Facebook and Instagram, is under active investigation by the Australia — ESafety Commissioner for potential non-compliance with Australia's social media ban. The increased fines and enforcement powers will put greater pressure on Meta Platforms to implement effective age verification measures.
Google — YouTube: Google — YouTube, a Alphabet Inc. subsidiary, is actively being investigated by the Australia — ESafety Commissioner for potential non-compliance with Australia's social media ban. The strengthened laws and increased penalties will directly impact Google — YouTube's operations in Australia, requiring more robust age verification.
Apr 20, 2026 · 146 articles
Regulatory
Meta Platforms: Meta Platforms is a defendant in R.K.C.'s lawsuit and faces numerous other lawsuits from individuals, school districts, and states over social media addiction claims. It was found liable and ordered to pay damages in a previous trial and settled with a United States — Kentucky school district.
Google — YouTube: Google — YouTube, a subsidiary of Alphabet Inc., settled a lawsuit with R.K.C. and was previously ordered to pay damages in another case, highlighting its exposure to social media addiction claims. It also settled with a United States — Kentucky school district.
Jun 30, 2026 · 20 articles
Regulatory
Meta Platforms: Meta Platforms is directly affected by the new Australian law, requiring it to block underage accounts and facing potential fines. It is actively lobbying against the blanket ban.
Google — YouTube: Google — YouTube is one of the major platforms required to comply with Australia's new social media ban for under-16s.
Jan 12, 2026 · 7 articles
Regulatory
Meta Platforms: Meta Platforms, through its platforms like Facebook, was also a site for tragedy trolling against Death of Jay Slater's family. The company was contacted for comment regarding the issue.
Google — YouTube: Google — YouTube is one of the social media platforms where extensive tragedy trolling related to Death of Jay Slater occurred. The platform states it prohibits harassment and hate speech, but Debbie Duncan claims videos are not consistently removed.
Apr 02, 2026 · 6 articles
Domestic
Meta Platforms: Meta Platforms is one of the platforms that will be barred for children born from 2012 onwards in Greece and has been required by Australia to remove accounts held by under-16s.
Google — YouTube: Google — YouTube is a video platform that is not currently affected by Greece's social media ban, but Australia has required it to remove accounts held by under-16s.
Apr 08, 2026 · 23 articles
Domestic
Meta Platforms: Meta Platforms is one of the social media platforms that will be subject to new Canadian regulations, potentially requiring it to block users under 16 or implement safeguards.
Google — YouTube: Google — YouTube was identified as the platform where exposure to graphic material was most common among Canadian teens.
Jun 26, 2026 · 6 articles
Regulatory
Meta Platforms: Meta Platforms, through its platform Meta Platforms — Instagram, is subject to Indonesia's new regulations concerning child accounts.
Google — YouTube: Google — YouTube deactivated 600,000 accounts in Indonesia in compliance with new social media curbs, affecting its user numbers and platform design for minors.
Jun 26, 2026 · 9 articles
Regulatory
Meta Platforms: Meta Platforms faces significant legal challenges as a federal judge denied its motion to dismiss a lawsuit alleging its platforms addict children and violate privacy laws. This ruling could lead to substantial financial and reputational damage for Meta Platforms.
Google — YouTube: Google — YouTube is mentioned as another social media platform involved in related multidistrict litigation concerning the addictiveness of social media for children.
Jun 30, 2026 · 21 articles
Domestic
Meta Platforms: Meta Platforms, owned by Meta Platforms, is among the social media platforms that will be impacted by Canada's proposed Digital Safety Act, which seeks to ban social media for children under 16 and impose new safety standards.
Google — YouTube: Google — YouTube, owned by Alphabet Inc., is one of the social media platforms that will be affected by Canada's new digital safety bill. The company is committed to collaborating with the government to establish higher safety standards for children's online experiences.
Jun 09, 2026 · 134 articles
Domestic
Meta Platforms: Meta Platforms was involved in a lawsuit with Donald Trump, resulting in a $24.5 million settlement for him.
Google — YouTube: Google — YouTube was involved in a lawsuit with Donald Trump, resulting in a $22 million settlement for him.
Apr 20, 2026 · 125 articles
Domestic
Google — YouTube: Google — YouTube is one of the social media platforms included in Australia's ban, though it was omitted from some aspects of the Australian legislation.
Oct 07, 2025 · 8 articles
Regulatory
Google — YouTube: Google — YouTube is referenced as having faced similar pressure regarding the impact of its technology on children and teens, leading to the rollout of parental controls on its social media platforms.
Sep 02, 2025 · 6 articles
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