The UpDate: Rhode Island is suing Meta, alleging its platforms enabled scam ads and profited from fraudulent advertising.
The lawsuit raises questions about how social platforms protect users from online scams.
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The lawsuit raises questions about how social platforms protect users from online scams.
#UpScrolled #TheUpDate
October 29, 2026 at 12:13 PM
The UpDate: Rhode Island is suing Meta, alleging its platforms enabled scam ads and profited from fraudulent advertising.
The lawsuit raises questions about how social platforms protect users from online scams.
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The lawsuit raises questions about how social platforms protect users from online scams.
#UpScrolled #TheUpDate
The UpDate: Meta made a deal to help Zuckerberg pay a possible California billionaire tax.
He gets non-voting shares to sell without losing control, and commits to staying in California.
Meta says they'll also help fund AI.
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He gets non-voting shares to sell without losing control, and commits to staying in California.
Meta says they'll also help fund AI.
#UpScrolled #TheUpDate
October 30, 2026 at 8:04 AM
The UpDate: Meta made a deal to help Zuckerberg pay a possible California billionaire tax.
He gets non-voting shares to sell without losing control, and commits to staying in California.
Meta says they'll also help fund AI.
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He gets non-voting shares to sell without losing control, and commits to staying in California.
Meta says they'll also help fund AI.
#UpScrolled #TheUpDate
The UpDate: TikTok staff say they warned about child safety risks, but execs didn't act.
The claims come from court filings in lawsuits against TikTok, Meta, Google and Snap over harm to under-18s.
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The claims come from court filings in lawsuits against TikTok, Meta, Google and Snap over harm to under-18s.
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October 28, 2026 at 12:16 PM
The UpDate: TikTok staff say they warned about child safety risks, but execs didn't act.
The claims come from court filings in lawsuits against TikTok, Meta, Google and Snap over harm to under-18s.
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The claims come from court filings in lawsuits against TikTok, Meta, Google and Snap over harm to under-18s.
#UpScrolled #TheUpDate
The UpDate: Australia is set to sue Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Snapchat and YouTube.
The government says they haven't kept under-16s off, as its ban requires.
The platforms haven't commented yet.
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The government says they haven't kept under-16s off, as its ban requires.
The platforms haven't commented yet.
#UpScrolled #TheUpDate
October 27, 2026 at 2:09 PM
The UpDate: Australia is set to sue Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Snapchat and YouTube.
The government says they haven't kept under-16s off, as its ban requires.
The platforms haven't commented yet.
#UpScrolled #TheUpDate
The government says they haven't kept under-16s off, as its ban requires.
The platforms haven't commented yet.
#UpScrolled #TheUpDate
The UpDate: Meta has been ordered to pay $25bn for misleading Facebook users about privacy.
The case is tied to the Cambridge Analytica scandal.
Meta says the state didn't prove anyone was misled, and plans to appeal.
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The case is tied to the Cambridge Analytica scandal.
Meta says the state didn't prove anyone was misled, and plans to appeal.
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October 26, 2026 at 2:35 PM
The UpDate: Meta has been ordered to pay $25bn for misleading Facebook users about privacy.
The case is tied to the Cambridge Analytica scandal.
Meta says the state didn't prove anyone was misled, and plans to appeal.
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The case is tied to the Cambridge Analytica scandal.
Meta says the state didn't prove anyone was misled, and plans to appeal.
#UpScrolled #TheUpDate
Check the prophecies
From around the world
And look around now
As it all unfurls
Look into yourself
And see what goes on
Get a feeling in your heart
Of the right from the wrong
#beastieboys #lyrics #TheUpdate
From around the world
And look around now
As it all unfurls
Look into yourself
And see what goes on
Get a feeling in your heart
Of the right from the wrong
#beastieboys #lyrics #TheUpdate
October 25, 2026 at 2:05 PM
Check the prophecies
From around the world
And look around now
As it all unfurls
Look into yourself
And see what goes on
Get a feeling in your heart
Of the right from the wrong
#beastieboys #lyrics #TheUpdate
From around the world
And look around now
As it all unfurls
Look into yourself
And see what goes on
Get a feeling in your heart
Of the right from the wrong
#beastieboys #lyrics #TheUpdate
The UpDate: The EU wants smart glasses to say when they’re recording.
Its data watchdog wants clear lights or sounds, amid concern over girls and women being filmed in secret. People have a right to know, it says.
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Its data watchdog wants clear lights or sounds, amid concern over girls and women being filmed in secret. People have a right to know, it says.
#UpScrolled #TheUpDate
October 23, 2026 at 10:05 AM
The UpDate: The EU wants smart glasses to say when they’re recording.
Its data watchdog wants clear lights or sounds, amid concern over girls and women being filmed in secret. People have a right to know, it says.
#UpScrolled #TheUpDate
Its data watchdog wants clear lights or sounds, amid concern over girls and women being filmed in secret. People have a right to know, it says.
#UpScrolled #TheUpDate
The UpDate: Meta suspended the No Kings Instagram account mid-protest.
The coalition says it went dark for about 90 minutes, and admins were locked out for hours.
Meta says an automated system got it wrong and apologised.
#UpScrolled #TheUpDate
The coalition says it went dark for about 90 minutes, and admins were locked out for hours.
Meta says an automated system got it wrong and apologised.
#UpScrolled #TheUpDate
October 22, 2026 at 8:49 AM
The UpDate: Meta suspended the No Kings Instagram account mid-protest.
The coalition says it went dark for about 90 minutes, and admins were locked out for hours.
Meta says an automated system got it wrong and apologised.
#UpScrolled #TheUpDate
The coalition says it went dark for about 90 minutes, and admins were locked out for hours.
Meta says an automated system got it wrong and apologised.
#UpScrolled #TheUpDate
The UpDate: 8 US states vs OpenAI.
The states are suing, claiming ChatGPT harms young users, and want penalties and changes to how it works.
OpenAI hasn’t commented yet.
#UpScrolled #TheUpDate
The states are suing, claiming ChatGPT harms young users, and want penalties and changes to how it works.
OpenAI hasn’t commented yet.
#UpScrolled #TheUpDate
October 21, 2026 at 12:31 PM
The UpDate: 8 US states vs OpenAI.
The states are suing, claiming ChatGPT harms young users, and want penalties and changes to how it works.
OpenAI hasn’t commented yet.
#UpScrolled #TheUpDate
The states are suing, claiming ChatGPT harms young users, and want penalties and changes to how it works.
OpenAI hasn’t commented yet.
#UpScrolled #TheUpDate
The UpDate: Florida’s under-14 social media ban is back on.
An appeals court overturned the injunction blocking it. NetChoice, the tech group fighting the law, warns platforms may have to check every user’s age.
#UpScrolled #TheUpDate
An appeals court overturned the injunction blocking it. NetChoice, the tech group fighting the law, warns platforms may have to check every user’s age.
#UpScrolled #TheUpDate
October 20, 2026 at 8:11 AM
The UpDate: Florida’s under-14 social media ban is back on.
An appeals court overturned the injunction blocking it. NetChoice, the tech group fighting the law, warns platforms may have to check every user’s age.
#UpScrolled #TheUpDate
An appeals court overturned the injunction blocking it. NetChoice, the tech group fighting the law, warns platforms may have to check every user’s age.
#UpScrolled #TheUpDate
The UpDate: Warner Music vs the owner of Ray-Ban.
Warner is suing for up to $64M, claiming its brands used hundreds of unlicensed songs in social media ads, including Taylor Swift and Dua Lipa tracks.
No public response yet.
#UpScrolled #TheUpDate
Warner is suing for up to $64M, claiming its brands used hundreds of unlicensed songs in social media ads, including Taylor Swift and Dua Lipa tracks.
No public response yet.
#UpScrolled #TheUpDate
October 19, 2026 at 2:36 PM
The UpDate: Warner Music vs the owner of Ray-Ban.
Warner is suing for up to $64M, claiming its brands used hundreds of unlicensed songs in social media ads, including Taylor Swift and Dua Lipa tracks.
No public response yet.
#UpScrolled #TheUpDate
Warner is suing for up to $64M, claiming its brands used hundreds of unlicensed songs in social media ads, including Taylor Swift and Dua Lipa tracks.
No public response yet.
#UpScrolled #TheUpDate
The UpDate: A safety button that didn’t do anything.
Newly unsealed claims in New York’s lawsuit allege TikTok gave thousands of users, including kids and teens, a fake “Algo Refresh” safety tool in an experiment. TikTok denies it.
#UpScrolled #TheUpDate #Scrolldifferently
Newly unsealed claims in New York’s lawsuit allege TikTok gave thousands of users, including kids and teens, a fake “Algo Refresh” safety tool in an experiment. TikTok denies it.
#UpScrolled #TheUpDate #Scrolldifferently
October 16, 2026 at 11:47 AM
The UpDate: A safety button that didn’t do anything.
Newly unsealed claims in New York’s lawsuit allege TikTok gave thousands of users, including kids and teens, a fake “Algo Refresh” safety tool in an experiment. TikTok denies it.
#UpScrolled #TheUpDate #Scrolldifferently
Newly unsealed claims in New York’s lawsuit allege TikTok gave thousands of users, including kids and teens, a fake “Algo Refresh” safety tool in an experiment. TikTok denies it.
#UpScrolled #TheUpDate #Scrolldifferently
The UpDate: Meta just blocked TikTok’s ads.
Meta banned ads from TikTok’s parent company ByteDance across Facebook and Instagram in the US and six other countries.
Meta’s take: it doesn’t have to promote a competitor trying to pull people off its apps.
#UpScrolled #TheUpDate
Meta banned ads from TikTok’s parent company ByteDance across Facebook and Instagram in the US and six other countries.
Meta’s take: it doesn’t have to promote a competitor trying to pull people off its apps.
#UpScrolled #TheUpDate
October 15, 2026 at 12:12 PM
The UpDate: Meta just blocked TikTok’s ads.
Meta banned ads from TikTok’s parent company ByteDance across Facebook and Instagram in the US and six other countries.
Meta’s take: it doesn’t have to promote a competitor trying to pull people off its apps.
#UpScrolled #TheUpDate
Meta banned ads from TikTok’s parent company ByteDance across Facebook and Instagram in the US and six other countries.
Meta’s take: it doesn’t have to promote a competitor trying to pull people off its apps.
#UpScrolled #TheUpDate
The UpDate: Big Tech vs the UK’s online safety watchdog.
Meta, TikTok and X are in court, challenging how much moderation data Ofcom can demand, like harmful post removals and who saw them. Ofcom says it needs the numbers to check the rules are working.
#UpScrolled #TheUpDate
Meta, TikTok and X are in court, challenging how much moderation data Ofcom can demand, like harmful post removals and who saw them. Ofcom says it needs the numbers to check the rules are working.
#UpScrolled #TheUpDate
October 14, 2026 at 9:08 AM
The UpDate: Big Tech vs the UK’s online safety watchdog.
Meta, TikTok and X are in court, challenging how much moderation data Ofcom can demand, like harmful post removals and who saw them. Ofcom says it needs the numbers to check the rules are working.
#UpScrolled #TheUpDate
Meta, TikTok and X are in court, challenging how much moderation data Ofcom can demand, like harmful post removals and who saw them. Ofcom says it needs the numbers to check the rules are working.
#UpScrolled #TheUpDate
The UpDate: The Facebook whistleblower is back, and this time it’s about AI.
Frances Haugen, whose leaks inspired the new film “The Social Reckoning”, says Zuckerberg is “playing with fire” on AI. She’s been warning about Meta for years.
#UpScrolled #TheUpDate
Frances Haugen, whose leaks inspired the new film “The Social Reckoning”, says Zuckerberg is “playing with fire” on AI. She’s been warning about Meta for years.
#UpScrolled #TheUpDate
October 13, 2026 at 8:51 AM
The UpDate: The Facebook whistleblower is back, and this time it’s about AI.
Frances Haugen, whose leaks inspired the new film “The Social Reckoning”, says Zuckerberg is “playing with fire” on AI. She’s been warning about Meta for years.
#UpScrolled #TheUpDate
Frances Haugen, whose leaks inspired the new film “The Social Reckoning”, says Zuckerberg is “playing with fire” on AI. She’s been warning about Meta for years.
#UpScrolled #TheUpDate
The UpDate: Where did the last three hours go?
A new study reported by the WSJ says the instant hit of short video clips is making it harder for teens to understand how what they do now shapes their future. Infinite scroll, finite attention.
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A new study reported by the WSJ says the instant hit of short video clips is making it harder for teens to understand how what they do now shapes their future. Infinite scroll, finite attention.
#UpScrolled #TheUpDate
October 12, 2026 at 8:17 AM
The UpDate: Where did the last three hours go?
A new study reported by the WSJ says the instant hit of short video clips is making it harder for teens to understand how what they do now shapes their future. Infinite scroll, finite attention.
#UpScrolled #TheUpDate
A new study reported by the WSJ says the instant hit of short video clips is making it harder for teens to understand how what they do now shapes their future. Infinite scroll, finite attention.
#UpScrolled #TheUpDate
The UpDate: TikTok drops its appeal over a £12.7M UK fine.
The ICO found up to 1.75M British kids under 13 used TikTok in 2020 without consent. TikTok still disagrees but is paying up.
#UpScrolled #TheUpDate
The ICO found up to 1.75M British kids under 13 used TikTok in 2020 without consent. TikTok still disagrees but is paying up.
#UpScrolled #TheUpDate
October 9, 2026 at 1:33 PM
The UpDate: TikTok drops its appeal over a £12.7M UK fine.
The ICO found up to 1.75M British kids under 13 used TikTok in 2020 without consent. TikTok still disagrees but is paying up.
#UpScrolled #TheUpDate
The ICO found up to 1.75M British kids under 13 used TikTok in 2020 without consent. TikTok still disagrees but is paying up.
#UpScrolled #TheUpDate
The UpDate: X blocks nearly 500 accounts in Turkey.
Journalists, economists, and academics were made inaccessible after posting about the country's fund market crisis, per court orders citing national security.
#UpScrolled #TheUpDate
Journalists, economists, and academics were made inaccessible after posting about the country's fund market crisis, per court orders citing national security.
#UpScrolled #TheUpDate
October 8, 2026 at 7:03 AM
The UpDate: X blocks nearly 500 accounts in Turkey.
Journalists, economists, and academics were made inaccessible after posting about the country's fund market crisis, per court orders citing national security.
#UpScrolled #TheUpDate
Journalists, economists, and academics were made inaccessible after posting about the country's fund market crisis, per court orders citing national security.
#UpScrolled #TheUpDate
The UpDate: Meta's Muse AI sent a YouTuber's address to a stranger.
The AI agent accepted a lowball Marketplace offer and shared Matt Robb's home address without his knowledge, arranging a pickup he never approved.
#UpScrolled #TheUpDate
The AI agent accepted a lowball Marketplace offer and shared Matt Robb's home address without his knowledge, arranging a pickup he never approved.
#UpScrolled #TheUpDate
October 7, 2026 at 10:39 AM
The UpDate: Meta's Muse AI sent a YouTuber's address to a stranger.
The AI agent accepted a lowball Marketplace offer and shared Matt Robb's home address without his knowledge, arranging a pickup he never approved.
#UpScrolled #TheUpDate
The AI agent accepted a lowball Marketplace offer and shared Matt Robb's home address without his knowledge, arranging a pickup he never approved.
#UpScrolled #TheUpDate
The UpDate: New Mexico wants Meta to pay up to $40 billion.
A jury found Meta misled users 43 million times about Facebook data privacy, tied to Cambridge Analytica. Meta wants the penalty capped at $3.45B.
#UpScrolled #TheUpDate
A jury found Meta misled users 43 million times about Facebook data privacy, tied to Cambridge Analytica. Meta wants the penalty capped at $3.45B.
#UpScrolled #TheUpDate
October 6, 2026 at 8:46 AM
The UpDate: New Mexico wants Meta to pay up to $40 billion.
A jury found Meta misled users 43 million times about Facebook data privacy, tied to Cambridge Analytica. Meta wants the penalty capped at $3.45B.
#UpScrolled #TheUpDate
A jury found Meta misled users 43 million times about Facebook data privacy, tied to Cambridge Analytica. Meta wants the penalty capped at $3.45B.
#UpScrolled #TheUpDate
The UpDate: Lawyers in Alabama's TikTok settlement set to earn $14M.
Of the $116M TikTok is paying Alabama over child safety claims, $14.2M goes straight to attorneys' fees, with $100M going to the state.
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Of the $116M TikTok is paying Alabama over child safety claims, $14.2M goes straight to attorneys' fees, with $100M going to the state.
#UpScrolled #TheUpDate
October 5, 2026 at 1:44 PM
The UpDate: Lawyers in Alabama's TikTok settlement set to earn $14M.
Of the $116M TikTok is paying Alabama over child safety claims, $14.2M goes straight to attorneys' fees, with $100M going to the state.
#UpScrolled #TheUpDate
Of the $116M TikTok is paying Alabama over child safety claims, $14.2M goes straight to attorneys' fees, with $100M going to the state.
#UpScrolled #TheUpDate
The UPdate: Meta takes on UK regulator, again.
Meta is challenging Ofcom's decision to place WhatsApp and Instagram under extra Online Safety Act duties, like more transparency and user controls.
#UpScrolled #TheUPdate
Meta is challenging Ofcom's decision to place WhatsApp and Instagram under extra Online Safety Act duties, like more transparency and user controls.
#UpScrolled #TheUPdate
October 1, 2026 at 10:46 AM
The UPdate: Meta takes on UK regulator, again.
Meta is challenging Ofcom's decision to place WhatsApp and Instagram under extra Online Safety Act duties, like more transparency and user controls.
#UpScrolled #TheUPdate
Meta is challenging Ofcom's decision to place WhatsApp and Instagram under extra Online Safety Act duties, like more transparency and user controls.
#UpScrolled #TheUPdate
The UPdate: TikTok's $400M privacy settlement hits a snag.
A federal judge signaled he'll reject part of the deal, tied to ending a 2019 FTC consent decree on TikTok's predecessor, Musically.
#UpScrolled #TheUPdate
A federal judge signaled he'll reject part of the deal, tied to ending a 2019 FTC consent decree on TikTok's predecessor, Musically.
#UpScrolled #TheUPdate
September 30, 2026 at 8:37 AM
The UPdate: TikTok's $400M privacy settlement hits a snag.
A federal judge signaled he'll reject part of the deal, tied to ending a 2019 FTC consent decree on TikTok's predecessor, Musically.
#UpScrolled #TheUPdate
A federal judge signaled he'll reject part of the deal, tied to ending a 2019 FTC consent decree on TikTok's predecessor, Musically.
#UpScrolled #TheUPdate
The UPdate: X now shows when governments limit your posts.
The expanded "Under the Hood" tool names the country and posts affected when local laws reduce visibility, aiming to counter shadowban claims.
#UpScrolled #TheUPdate
The expanded "Under the Hood" tool names the country and posts affected when local laws reduce visibility, aiming to counter shadowban claims.
#UpScrolled #TheUPdate
September 29, 2026 at 12:33 PM
The UPdate: X now shows when governments limit your posts.
The expanded "Under the Hood" tool names the country and posts affected when local laws reduce visibility, aiming to counter shadowban claims.
#UpScrolled #TheUPdate
The expanded "Under the Hood" tool names the country and posts affected when local laws reduce visibility, aiming to counter shadowban claims.
#UpScrolled #TheUPdate
The UPdate: Ed Sheeran loses nearly 500K followers.
Backlash grew after Macklemore was removed from his tour following the rapper's pro-Palestine comments on stage. Sheeran calls it "the promoter's decision."
#UpScrolled #TheUPdate
Backlash grew after Macklemore was removed from his tour following the rapper's pro-Palestine comments on stage. Sheeran calls it "the promoter's decision."
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September 28, 2026 at 2:19 PM
The UPdate: Ed Sheeran loses nearly 500K followers.
Backlash grew after Macklemore was removed from his tour following the rapper's pro-Palestine comments on stage. Sheeran calls it "the promoter's decision."
#UpScrolled #TheUPdate
Backlash grew after Macklemore was removed from his tour following the rapper's pro-Palestine comments on stage. Sheeran calls it "the promoter's decision."
#UpScrolled #TheUPdate