New Mexico Court Orders Meta to Pay $567M Additional Fine in Child Safety Case
A New Mexico judge imposed a second major penalty against Meta, bringing total fines to $942M and mandating platform changes including Like count restrictions and notification curfews for minors.
Meta's Ad System Approved and Ran Dozens of AI-Generated Child Abuse Ads
Researchers found over 50 ads containing AI-generated child sexual abuse imagery running on Meta's platforms for nine months, approved by the company's own review system.
xAI Sues South Carolina Man for Alleged CSAM Generation via Grok
xAI files its first lawsuit against a user accused of bypassing Grok safeguards to generate child sexual abuse material, marking an escalation in the company's response to AI-enabled exploitation.
White House Bundles AI Preemption With Child Safety Bill, Leaving Congress in Disarray
A leaked White House plan to tie federal AI rules to children's online safety legislation has fractured bipartisan support and created confusion over which version of child safety law will advance.