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Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifies at a Los Angeles Superior Court trial in a key test case accusing Meta and Google's YouTube of harming kids' mental health through addictive platforms, in Los Angeles, California, U.S., February 18, 2026 in a courtroom sketch. REUTERS/Mona Edwards

Mark Zuckerberg had a bold plan to replace Meta staff with AI. Here's how it imploded.

In response to this story, Meta confirmed the existence of Project OT, which it described as a year-long project focused on cost cutting, redesigning team structures and shifting staff into new...

A woman walks by the Meta Lab in Los Angeles, California, U.S., May 20, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Daniel Cole

Meta agrees to pay $18b to settle lawsuits over children's social media addiction

Witness Adam Mosseri, head of Instagram, is questioned by states' lawyer Jason Slothouber before US District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers as Meta faces a landmark trial in federal court over claims from 29 states, alleging it improperly captured data from minors, designed its social media platforms to addict children and misled the public about their safety in Oakland, California, US, 25 August 2026. Sketch: REUTERS/Vicki Behringer

Instagram head Mosseri, at children's addiction trial, says few teenagers knew of safety feature

Arturo Bejar, a former Facebook safety engineer and Instagram consultant, leaves as Meta faces a landmark trial in federal court over claims from 29 states that the company illegally collected and used children's data in violation of federal law, allegedly designed its social media platforms to keep young users hooked and misled consumers about their safety, in Oakland, California, US, August 19, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Manuel Orbegozo

Mark Zuckerberg encouraged growth over child safety, ex-Meta executive testifies at trial

People hold a picture and a placard with names of children and young adults, as parents of children whose deaths were related to social media use hold a press conference, as Meta faces a landmark trial in federal court over claims from 29 states that the company illegally collected and used children's data in violation of federal law, allegedly designed its social media platforms to keep young users hooked and misled consumers about their safety, in Oakland, California, US, 18 August, 2026. REUTERS/Manuel Orbegozo

Meta targeted children to boost Facebook and Instagram use, lawyer says as landmark trial begins

Meta's CEO Mark Zuckerberg reacts as he testifies during the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on online child sexual exploitation at the US Capitol in Washington, US, January 31, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/File Photo

Meta faces landmark US trial over allegations of harming young users

People are seen behind a logo of Meta Platforms, during a conference in Mumbai, India, 20 September, 2023. Photo: Reuters

Meta, 29 states head to court in biggest test yet of youth social media litigation

An Australian teenager poses while holding a mobile phone in Sydney, Australia, on July 14, 2026. REUTERS/Jeremy Piper/File Photo

Meta says it has taken down 756,000 Australian teen accounts as ban enforcement looms

A computer lit by a displayed cyber code is seen in this illustration picture taken on March 1, 2017. Photo: REUTERS/Kacper Pempel/Illustration

How a small Israeli startup was linked to rogue AI hacks at OpenAI, Anthropic and Meta

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Meta partners with LightCastle to boost SME growth in Bangladesh

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Meta says AI model hacked another company, raising concerns over rogue AI behavior

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Meta ordered to pay $567 million in New Mexico for teen mental health fund

Science and Technology Minister Faqir Mahbub Anam. File Photo: UNB

Govt to meet Meta, Google to curb misleading content: Minister