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Meta’s $17.1 billion settlement puts Instagram and Facebook on a digital bedtime

Meta has agreed to pay up to $17.1 billion to settle a multistate lawsuit alleging Facebook and Instagram were designed to hook children, while introducing stricter controls for U.S. teenagers, including screen-time limits, overnight restrictions, reduced notifications, stronger parental controls and non-personalised feeds, according to ToI correspondent Chidanand Rajghatta’s report.

The Economic Times · Aug 27

Meta settles landmark US lawsuit for nearly $18bn and agrees to change Facebook and Instagram

Tech giant Meta will pay up to roughly US$18 billion, plus make major design changes to Facebook and Instagram, as part of a settlement it has agreed to in its most recent lawsuit.

The Conversation · Aug 27

Selena Gomez wants 'frivolous' lawsuit dismissed

Selena Gomez has hit back in her legal dispute over Wondermind.

BANG Premier · Aug 27

Engineer Says She Was Raped in Bed Aboard US Navy Ship — Judge Dismisses Lawsuit as Workers' Comp Case

Elsie Dominguez's lawsuit against the US Navy was dismissed, reclassified as a workers' compensation case, raising concerns about legal protections for civilian mariners reporting sexual assault.

International Business Times UK · Aug 26

Blake Lively Gets $407K in Baldoni Legal Fees After Judge Cuts Her $8M Request

Blake Lively can recover about $407,000 in fees and costs from Wayfarer Studios after Justin Baldoni's dismissed lawsuit.

International Business Times UK · Aug 26

Blake Lively denied bulk of $8M in legal fees sought from Justin Baldoni

In a written decision, a Manhattan judge explained why Lively was not entitled to the full amount her lawyers said she had incurred

The Independent UK · Aug 26

"A Lawsuit Showing up in Future Educational or Employment Screenings" "Is Not an Adequate Justification for Proceeding Anonymously"

From Judge Robert Chambers (S.D. W. Va.) Friday in Roe v. Gozal; plaintiffs are suing a medical school dean for… The post "A Lawsuit Showing up in Future Educational or Employment Screenings" "Is Not an Adequate Justification for Proceeding Anonymously" appeared first on Reason.com.

Reason · Aug 26

Judge Dismisses Navy Engineer's Rape Lawsuit, Says Alleged Assault by Captain Was Work Injury

A Navy engineer's lawsuit over an alleged rape aboard a military ship was dismissed after the Labor Department determined her claim fell under federal workers' compensation law, raising concerns about the system's handling of such cases.

International Business Times UK · Aug 26

Trump demands ‘lies’ in West Point climate curriculum, professor claims in new lawsuit

Exclusive: ‘What’s going on is... just shocking,’ attorney Michael Sussman told The Independent

The Independent UK · Aug 26

Groups sue Trump’s EPA over fast-track approval of toxic datacenter chemicals

Exposure to two compounds approved can result in ‘sudden death’ and range of other serious health risks, lawsuit warns

The Guardian - US · Aug 26