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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

Update: Market Chatter: Meta Platforms Faces German Criminal Complaint Over AI Smart Glasses

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The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights Meta Platforms, Texas Instruments, CrowdStrike and Weyco

For Immediate Release Chicago, IL – August 12, 2026 – Zacks.com announces the list of stocks featured in the Analyst Blog. Every day the Zacks Equity Research analysts discuss the latest news and events impacting stocks and the financial markets. Stocks recently featured in the blog include: Meta Platforms, Inc. META, Texas Instruments Inc. TXN, CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. CRWD and Weyco Group, Inc. WEYS. Here are highlights from Tuesday's Analyst Blog: Top Research Reports for Meta, Texas Instruments and CrowdStrike The Zacks Research Daily presents the best research output of our analyst team

The Market Shaved 10% Off Meta Over a Month: One Analyst Targets 87% Returns Over The Next Year

Quick Read Meta's Q2 EPS missed estimates by 14%, burdened by $2.4B in legal charges and $1.2B in severance that collapsed free cash flow 91%. Rosenblatt's Barton Crockett targets $1,117 for META, implying 86% upside, betting WhatsApp AI agents will unlock high-margin commerce for millions of merchants. 55 of 62 analysts rate META a Buy with zero Sells; SNAP leads peers on consensus upside at 32% but carries far weaker conviction. It sounds nuts, but SoFi1 is giving new Active Invest users up to $3,000 in stock for a limited time, and all it takes is a $50 deposit to get started.2 See for your

Meta Faces a Potential $1.4 Trillion Legal Test

This article first appeared on GuruFocus. Meta Platforms Inc. (META, Financials), the parent of Facebook and Instagram, is heading into its biggest youth social media trial yet, with potential damages the company says could reach as high as $1.4 trillion. Warning! GuruFocus has detected 2 Warning Sign with META. Is META fairly valued? Test your thesis with our free DCF calculator. The trial begins Wednesday in California and involves claims from 29 states that Meta illegally collected children's data and designed its platforms to keep younger users hooked. The financial risk is only part of th