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How New Mexico’s $567 Million Ruling Could Change Meta

A New Mexico judge has imposed Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ:META)'s highest single penalty yet in the wave of litigation over social media's effects on children, and while the monetary amount is making headlines, the more important aspect of the verdict may be what it pushes the company to change. Public Nuisance Ruling On August 6, Judge Bryan Biedscheid of Santa Fe County District Court determined that Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ:META) must pay $567 million into a state abatement fund for the treatment and prevention of juvenile mental health damage. The majority of that money, $420 million

What Is Going on With Meta Platforms Stock on Thursday?

Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) stock gained nearly 2% on Thursday, driven by investor optimism regarding the company's aggressive AI investment plans and a broader risk-on sentiment in large-cap growth stocks. Meta intends to spend between $130 billion and $145 billion on capital expenditures in 2026 to expand its AI infrastructure, including data centers. Analysts maintain a "Buy" rating for Meta, with an average price forecast of $767.42.

How Serious Are Thousands of Addiction Lawsuits for Meta (META) and Snap (SNAP)?

A federal appeals court removed another procedural obstacle facing more than 3,000 lawsuits accusing Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ:META), Snap Inc. (NYSE:SNAP), Alphabet, and TikTok of harming young users through allegedly addictive product features. The Ninth Circuit did not decide whether the companies are liable. It ruled that Section 230 provides a defense against liability, not immunity from being sued, making Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ:META) and TikTok's appeal premature. Section 230 has already helped narrow the litigation. The lower court found that it barred some feature-related clai

Meta's $27 Billion AI Risk Hides Off Balance Sheet

This article first appeared on GuruFocus. Social networking and AI company Meta Platforms Inc. (META, Financials) is using joint ventures to help fund some of its enormous data-center buildout, keeping some of the related debt off its balance sheet. Warning! GuruFocus has detected 2 Warning Sign with META. Is META fairly valued? Test your thesis with our free DCF calculator. One is Hyperion, Meta's data-center facility in Louisiana. The project is in a venture with $27 billion of development expenditures and is owned 80% by Blue Owl Capital funds and 20% by Meta. Meta will lease the completed

Big CX News from Five9, Cisco, Meta & More

This article summarizes key developments in the CX space, highlighting Five9's major $100M CCaaS deal with a financial services firm, Cisco's successful use of agentic AI to resolve 145,000 support cases, and Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg's vision for personal AI agents transforming customer journeys. It also touches on a significant supply-chain attack exposing over 2,500 companies, underscoring AI infrastructure security concerns.

LDIC Inc. Invests $4.66 Million in Meta Platforms, Inc. $META

Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) Passes the Growth-at-a-Reasonable-Price Screen

Key facts: META rolls out Muse Glimmer; 756K accounts deactivated

Meta Platforms (META) has launched Muse Glimmer for single-GPU PCs and plans to release Muse Spark 1.2, while reporting 3.6 billion daily users across its applications in June. Separately, a new 2x inverse ETF tracking META, named METQ, will be listed on Cboe on August 18, 2026. Meta also deactivated approximately 756,000 Australian accounts (462,000 Instagram, 294,000 Facebook) flagged as potentially belonging to users under 16 years old between December and June.

Meta Stock Rises While 756,000 Teen Accounts Come Down

This article first appeared on GuruFocus. Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META), the social-media powerhouse behind Facebook and Instagram, rose roughly 1.3% Thursday morning as Australia's under-16 social-media crackdown put Meta's enforcement machine under the microscope. The numbers are huge. Meta removed 756,000 suspected underage accounts from just before the December ban through June, including 462,000 on Instagram and 294,000 on Facebook, according to Reuters. Meta is clearly moving fast. Now comes the harder part: convincing regulators that hundreds of thousands of removals actually mean the sy

Meta Removes 756,000 Teen Accounts in Australia

This article first appeared on GuruFocus. Meta Platforms Inc. (META, Financials), the parent of Facebook and Instagram, said it has erased approximately 756,000 accounts believed to belong to Australians under 16 as the government tightens up enforcement of its social media prohibition.Between December and June, Facebook disabled over 462,000 Instagram accounts and 294,000 Facebook accounts. One of the strongest regulatory initiatives targeting younger users, Australia's law banning social media accounts for youngsters under 16 took effect Dec. 10.Meta's financial risk is still relatively mode

Meta removes 750K+ under-16 accounts in Australia—Here's how AI is helping

[Meta European head office] Derick Hudson Meta Platforms (META [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/META]) announced on Thursday that it has revoked access to more than 750K Facebook and Instagram accounts in Australia that it assessed as belonging to users under 16 since complying with the country’s social media ban in December 2025. The company officially reported [https://about.fb.com/news/2026/08/metas-compliance-with-australias-social-media-ban/] that, as of June 30, 2026, more than 500K accounts had already been removed before the law took effect, with additional accounts removed in the foll

Zuckerberg Reaffirms Faith In 'Open Weight' AI. Will It Pay Off For Meta Stock?

Meta Platforms Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg this week stepped back into the ring as a champion for open AI models. It remains to be seen what that means for Meta stock and the social media giant's expensive push to be an AI leader. Zuckerberg published more than 6,000 words detailing his view that broad access to AI models is best for the industry's future. Continue Reading

Meta (META) Deletes 756,000 Teen Accounts, But Is It Enough?

Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) says it has taken down 756,000 accounts it believes belonged to Australians under 16 since a nationwide ban on teen social media use took effect on December 10. The company disclosed the figure on August 13, splitting it into 462,000 suspect Instagram accounts and 294,000 Facebook accounts removed between December and June. That is up sharply from the 331,000 Instagram and 173,000 Facebook accounts Meta had reported removing by January. The numbers arrive just as Australia's internet regulator weighs an enforcement lawsuit against platforms it says have not done en

Google, Meta, Reddit, Snap, and TikTok for Business Workspaces Expand StationOne™ by Kochava Ecosystem Momentum

Teams can streamline campaign creation, audience and creative operations, and reporting across leading platforms through a governed StationOne experience StationOne by KochavaGoogle, Meta, Reddit, Snap, and TikTok for Business Workspaces Expand StationOne™ by Kochava Ecosystem Momentum SANDPOINT, Idaho, Aug. 13, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Kochava, the leading real-time data solutions company for omnichannel outcomes, announced continued ecosystem momentum for StationOne by Kochava with Workspaces now available for Google, Meta, Reddit, Snap, and TikTok for Business. These Workspaces bring chat-d

Baskin Financial Services Inc. Boosts Position in Meta Platforms, Inc. $META

How Investors May Respond To Meta Platforms (META) Youth Trial Amid Expanding Open‑Weight AI Push

In recent weeks, Meta Platforms has launched a series of open‑weight AI models like Muse Spark 1.2 and Muse Glimmer, ramped up multibillion‑dollar data‑center commitments, and appeared at major industry events, all while facing escalating global scrutiny over its AI products and data practices. At the same time, Meta is heading into its largest youth social media trial yet, with 29 U.S. states and thousands of plaintiffs challenging the company's alleged addictive design and children's data collection, raising material questions about future platform rules, compliance costs, and product featur

Meta PR Goes Back to Playing Offense

In light of sinking public opinion and the company’s thousands of lawsuits from states, school districts, parents, and users, Meta’s public relations have been defensive. “It is surprising that the discourse from many developing AI is so filled with doom,” Zuckerberg wrote. Continue Reading

US States Challenge Meta Over Children's Safety On Facebook And Instagram

(RTTNews) - Meta Platforms Inc. (META), the parent company of popular social media platforms Facebook and Instagram, will face several U.S. state governments in a federal court in California starting Wednesday. Jury selection will begin on August 12, and opening arguments are expected on August 18. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Instagram head Adam Mosseri are expected to testify before the court. The trial in Oakland is expected to last about seven weeks. Colorado, Kentucky, California and New Jersey argue that Meta created features that keep young people using its apps for longer and did not p