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Brazil sues online platform Discord over alleged failures in children protection
Brazil’s government said on Wednesday it filed a lawsuit in a federal court against Discord, the popular platform for gamers to communicate online, seeking damages of 500 million reais (about $97 million) for the company’s alleged failure in protecting children online
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A look at major lawsuits against Meta and other social media companies over harms to kids
A settlement announced Wednesday between Meta and dozens of states resolves one of its biggest legal fights, but the social media giant is still facing litigation elsewhere over its products’ effects on young people’s mental health
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Meta reaches landmark $18 billion settlement with states in trial over teen social media addiction
Meta has agreed to pay up to $18 billion and add stronger child-safety measures to its Facebook and Instagram platforms as part of a landmark legal settlement
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Army announces plans to build nuclear microreactors at 5 US military bases for grid backup
Army announces plans to build nuclear microreactors at 5 US military bases for grid backup
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Pro-Russian hackers claim responsibility for major cyberattack on Norway's public digital services
A pro-Russian hacker group has claimed responsibility for a cyberattack on Norwegian government digital services
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Zelenskyy gives award to Elon Musk for Starlink's role in Ukraine
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has awarded Elon Musk Ukraine's Order of Freedom for his role in supporting the country
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Meta reaches $17 billion settlement with dozens of states to resolve teen social media addiction cases
Meta reaches $17 billion settlement with dozens of states to resolve teen social media addiction cases
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Wave energy testing site opens off Oregon, a green energy milestone in the Trump administration
The first large site for testing wave energy technologies in the continental U.S. is open, after securing a key green-energy approval from the Trump administration
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Here's all the ways that data center controversies have transformed the midterm elections
The snowballing opposition to data center projects in communities across the United States has transformed the midterm election landscape
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In a divided America, the left and right unite to oppose artificial intelligence data centers
In the small Nebraska village of Murdock, now-paused plans for two potential data centers have sparked the kinds of debates that have raged in cities and towns across the country
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