A new California law says features like personalized recommendations can be βpsychologically exploitativeβ for minors and cause them to check social media compulsively.
A series of lawsuits has created a new de facto regulatory regime as courts order companies like Meta and Google to change their business practices β and pay up.
Metaβs chief executive, Mark Zuckerberg. On Wednesday, a New Mexico judge ordered Meta to pay a record $25 billion penalty for abusing consumer privacy.
Democrats on the Senate Finance Committee sent a letter to Mark Zuckerberg, Metaβs chief executive, questioning the companyβs $6.6 billion in tax breaks.
Meta has claimed to the Internal Revenue Service that the data centers it is building across the country to power its new generative A.I. efforts are βexperimental.β
Many think artificial intelligence companies should be held liable for their runaway technology. But legal scholars say applying existing law could be messy.
The landmark legislation, known as the Clarity Act, stalled in the Senate as Democrats raised concerns about President Trumpβs personal investments in crypto.