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Meta has agreed to pay nearly $17 billion and add child-safety measures to its Facebook and Instagram platforms to end a landmark trial that's been playing out in Oakland over teen social media addiction and settle claims filed by 47 states, court records show.

A trial is set to begin Tuesday in federal court in Oakland, California as four states are pushing for Meta to pay $1.4 trillion over allegations that its platform is addictive for underage users. 

A crew who called for emergency maritime help after their boat ran out of fuel reportedly didn't receive a response from the crew of Mark Zuckerberg’s luxury yacht, who missed their call.

A New Mexico judge has ordered Facebook and Instagram parent company Meta to pay $567 million to confront the impact their platforms have had on young users. 

Meta's controversial Muse Image feature automatically opted public Instagram profiles into allowing their photos to be used as reference for AI image generation. Meta removed the feature after just three days.

Meta’s new Muse Image feature can use photos to create AI-generated images, even from public Instagram accounts.

Four states are demanding $1.4 trillion from Meta over claims that the social media giant deliberately created and marketed Facebook and Instagram to underage users, while failing to warn parents or children about the alleged harms of the social media platform’s addiction.

A former Meta executive has released a tell-all memoir, "Careless People," detailing her time at the tech giant and filed a lawsuit accusing the company of attempting to silence her.

Thousands of users reported outages across Meta's platforms, including Facebook, Messenger and Instagram, according to Downdetector.

Facebook users who were part of the massive $725 million class-action settlement may be due for a second payment.

Meta has settled a lawsuit with a Kentucky school district before it was set to go to trial. Other social media companies have settled separate cases with groups to combat children’s social media addiction.

The Bay Area tech sector faced a fresh wave of disruption Wednesday as Meta and Mountain View-based software company, Intuit, announced thousands of layoffs, adding to a growing list of major companies slashing their workforces amid rapid shifts in the industry.

Meta may consider pulling its social media services from New Mexico as state prosecutors intensify their push for reforms to the tech company's platforms.

Meta Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg blamed AI and capital spending for recent layoffs and said more could be coming.

A new lawsuit against Meta claims it profited billions from scam ads while misleading users about its efforts to fight against them. You may have seen these ads before – here’s a look.

According to a report, Meta is preparing to cut thousands of jobs as early as next month, with more layoffs expected later this year. Here's what to know.