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Meta's teen safety deal runs into an unsolved problem: proving age

By Benjamin Legendre | 14 days ago

The deal gives Meta one year to identify which of its users are 13 to 17 years old.

Health And Family

Meta to put up office in Philippines

By EJ Macababbad | 14 days ago

Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, will establish an office in the Philippines to streamline communication...

Headlines

Roblox agrees to integrate PhilSys for age, identity checks in PH

By Renalyn Ramirez | August 28, 2026 - 5:45pm

Roblox may soon require national ID from Filipino users for identity and age verification. 

Headlines

Meta to pay $18 billion in teen socmed addiction case

August 28, 2026 - 12:00am

Meta agreed to pay a coalition of US states as much as $16.7 billion and to impose sweeping new limits on how teenagers use...

Headlines

US trial: Meta hooked kids on FB, Instagram

August 20, 2026 - 12:00am

Meta knowingly hooked and exploited children, a US federal court heard on Tuesday in a trial against the social media giant...

Headlines

Meta fined $567 million over child mental health harm

August 8, 2026 - 12:00am

A New Mexico judge on Thursday ordered Meta to pay more than half a billion dollars over the state’s claims that the...

Headlines

WhatsApp messenger to begin offering usernames

June 30, 2026 - 9:04am

People will be able to pick unique usernames to share with others, in a move "designed to protect the privacy of one's...

Gadgets

Meta enhances Teen Accounts with new safety updates

By Rona Amparo | June 19, 2026 - 12:00am

Tech giant Meta has launched a revamped version of Teen Account features, providing the Filipino youth with a safe, age-appropriate...

Headlines

Meta lashes Australia's bid to make tech giants pay for news

June 5, 2026 - 8:46am

Tech giant Meta on Thursday attacked Australia's "grossly unfair" bid to make social media companies pay for...

Business

Meta launches paid subscriptions for Instagram, Facebook, WhatsApp

May 28, 2026 - 8:44am

Meta on Wednesday launched paid subscription plans for its flagship apps, marking a major push by the tech giant to diversify...

Business