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The product is the problem: Why Meta’s $17 billion settlement matters beyond America

There are good reasons to be skeptical about how much impact Meta’s latest legal settlement will have on the tech giant. After all, the social media giant has survived scandals, congressional hearings and regulatory fines before, usually without much lasting damage.

The Conversation · Sep 4

Brazil fines TikTok $30 million in 'powerful signal' over child safety

Brazil's data protection agency on Tuesday fined TikTok nearly $30 million for failing to implement child safety measures in what it said was a "powerful signal" to social media companies. He said the fine of 153.7 million reais ($29.9 million) was a "powerful signal to other platforms regarding how seriously…

The Economic Times · Aug 26

Brazil fines TikTok owner ByteDance for unlawful processing of teenagers' data

ANPD said that the local unit of China's ByteDance had processed personal data of teenagers aged 13 to 18 without a valid legal basis. The regulator estimated that, during the period under review, TikTok may have processed the data of at least 8 ‌million children, reflecting ⁠what it ⁠described as…

The Economic Times · Aug 25