New Delhi: Meta Platforms has agreed to pay up to $16.68 billion to settle claims brought by US states alleging that Facebook and Instagram were designed to be addictive for children, misled users about platform safety and improperly collected personal data from minors, according to court filings. The settlement was reached during a federal trial.
Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah raised serious concerns on Thursday over the inaccurate auto-translations of Kannada content on Meta platforms, including Facebook and Instagram, warning that such errors are “distorting facts and misleading users.” In a post on social media platform X, Siddaramaiah wrote, “Faulty auto-translation of Kannada content on @Meta platforms is distorting facts.
