This tragic story now linking Meta to suicide. Two families filing a wrongful death suit against the tech giant over their son's suicides after they fell victim to sextortion schemes on Instagram. The family's arguing Meta failed to add proper safeguards to prevent the targeting of teenagers. The Bottom Line did reach out to Meta for comment to which it responded in part, quote, "Sextortion is a horrific crime. We support law enforcement to prosecute the criminals behind it and we continue to fight them on ...

Meanwhile, Oracle is popping today. Another big mover after Tik Tok made major progress to keep US operations going, signing a deal to spin off that unit. And as this new entity now prepares to face off with existing social media giants in the US, how will it fair? Oracle shares, by the way, are up nearly 8%. Julia Borston has more. And Julia, I think Instagram has come a long way this year. The algorithm is much, much better. The competition is a little starker than it used to be. >> Yeah, reals. Also, You ...

This combination of growth and value stocks has the tools and intangibles necessary to outperform in the year to come.Less than two weeks from today, the curtain will close on 2025. When that happens, investors will likely be grinning from ear to ear. As of the closing bell on Dec. 12, the ageless Dow Jones Industrial Average, benchmark S&P 500, and Innovation-inspired Nasdaq Composite have rallied 14%, 16%, and 20%, respectively, year to date.But investing isn't about where we've been -- it's all about wha ...

Among Nvidia, Apple, Alphabet, Microsoft, Amazon, Meta Platforms, and Tesla, there's a differentiated company primed for a forward split in the new year.For three years, artificial intelligence (AI) has dominated the conversation on Wall Street -- and with good reason. Empowering software and systems with the tools to make split-second decisions is a potential game changer for a host of global industries.But there's more than AI stocks fueling Wall Street's robust rally. Investor euphoria regarding stock sp ...

英国广播公司12月16日文章，原题：线上游戏逃过澳洲社交媒体禁令，但批评者称它同样有成瘾性 近 日，澳大利亚"全球首创"、针对16岁以下少年儿童的社交媒体禁令生效，禁止青少年在Instagram、 Snapchat和X等10个社交平台上拥有帐号。孩子们仍可浏览YouTube等平台，但不能注册帐号。然而， 有专家质疑，同样具有成瘾性的网络游戏平台为何未被纳入禁令范畴。 世界卫生组织已将"游戏成瘾"列为一种正式的诊断。根据麦考瑞大学的研究，约2.8%的澳洲儿童受其影 响，维奇奥认为实际风险更高。然而，澳洲电子安全专员日前表示，立法并非依据"安全或风险评估"选 择禁止哪些平台，而是根据三项标准：平台是否主要用于社交互动、是否允许用户互动，以及是否允许 发布内容。网络游戏平台获豁免，因其主要目的并非社交媒体式互动。但一些专家认为，这种说法毫无 道理。 悉尼大学人机互动教授马库斯·卡特说:"我希望政府想办法帮助孩子们，而不是用创可贴敷'电子伤口'， 却任由其腐烂。"科廷大学网络研究教授塔马·李弗也认为，禁令过于粗暴，应采取更细致的方式，包括 对游戏平台。 "网络游戏类型非常广泛，部分平台也可以成为积极、培养性、创意十足 ...

Meta Platforms（META）周三尾盘下跌0.4%。据报道，该公司正在采用一套新的年龄核验系统，有望 简化这家社交媒体集团及其数十亿用户适应全球不断增多的儿童保护法规的过程。 作为Facebook、Instagram和WhatsApp等社交平台的母公司，Meta正与新加坡企业K-ID合作，将这家初 创公司的AgeKey技术整合进其应用，并计划明年在多国推出。 责任编辑：张俊 SF065 Meta Platforms（META）周三尾盘下跌0.4%。据报道，该公司正在采用一套新的年龄核验系统，有望 简化这家社交媒体集团及其数十亿用户适应全球不断增多的儿童保护法规的过程。 作为Facebook、Instagram和WhatsApp等社交平台的母公司，Meta正与新加坡企业K-ID合作，将这家初 创公司的AgeKey技术整合进其应用，并计划明年在多国推出。 责任编辑：张俊 SF065 ...

SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Social Media Victims Law Center, a legal advocacy organization supporting families harmed by predatory tech, has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Meta Platforms, Inc. and Instagram over the sextortion-related suicides of 16yearold M.D. from Dunblane, Scotland, and 13yearold L.M. from Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, who died two days after opening his Instagram account. The lawsuit, filed in the Superior Court of the State of Delaware, alleges that newly unsealed filings ...

Whales with a lot of money to spend have taken a noticeably bullish stance on Meta Platforms.Looking at options history for Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) we detected 125 trades.If we consider the specifics of each trade, it is accurate to state that 38% of the investors opened trades with bullish expectations and 35% with bearish.From the overall spotted trades, 12 are puts, for a total amount of $636,709 and 113, calls, for a total amount of $41,686,667.Projected Price TargetsAnalyzing the Volume and Open I ...

Key Points The market isn't happy lately with management's spending plans. Yet, Meta's growth is incredible for the size and maturity of its business. The social media giant's shares trade for a reasonable 21.5 times 2026 earnings. 10 stocks we like better than Meta Platforms › Although the stock of Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) is up around 11% for the year, it's still down around 20% from its all-time high. In normal years, that 11% return would be enough to just barely edge out the average lon ...

12月10日，澳大利亚正值初夏，一盆冷水浇在了孩子们头上。 Facebook、Instagram等数十个社交媒体平台，都不允许他们再用了。澳大利亚政府当天实施的《网络安 全/社交媒体最低年龄修正案》要求，这些平台必须想尽办法将16岁以下的未成年人挡在外面，否则将 面临最高4950万澳元（约合人民币2.3亿元）的罚款。 澳大利亚就此成为世界上第一个严格立法禁止未成年人使用社交媒体的国家。一些年幼的孩子在脸上画 胡子，或者求助他们的哥哥姐姐、偷用父母的照片，以图躲过平台的年龄验证。有两名青少年把总理告 上了最高法院，要求推翻禁令。一位母亲则说："老天，今天对于澳大利亚人来说真是个好日子。" 为规避禁令，一个拥有数百万粉丝的网红家庭离开了祖先探索的这块新大陆，举家迁往英国。而英国的 政府官员彼得·凯尔此前已经告诉新闻媒体，他与澳大利亚的立法者一直保持着联系，对他们的做法及 原因"非常感兴趣"，并考虑在未来推行这项法律。 不只英国，法国、丹麦、挪威的领导人都表示支持这项禁令。印尼、新西兰等国正在研究年龄验证技 术。马来西亚准备在2026年成为全球第二个颁布此项禁令的国家。 "国际社会关注着澳大利亚。"在庆祝禁令生效的 ...