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Brussels says Meta failed to assess addiction risks from infinite scroll, autoplay and recommender systems on Instagram and Facebook, exposing the company to a fine of up to 6% of global turnover.

Meta's first in-house AI image generator let users @-mention any public Instagram account to remix their photos; CAA and SAG-AFTRA opposition forced a reversal within days.

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruled April 10 that Section 230 does not bar Attorney General Andrea Campbell's lawsuit against Meta over Instagram's addictive design, the first such ruling by any state's highest court.

Meta will strip end-to-end encryption from Instagram direct messages on May 8, citing low adoption, just eleven days before the Take It Down Act compels platforms to police intimate content.

The Federal Trade Commission has filed a notice of appeal in its landmark antitrust case against Meta, challenging a November 2025 ruling that found the company is not a social media monopolist because it faces competition from TikTok and YouTube.