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A German court has ruled that Meta is legally responsible for fraudulent advertisements that ran on Facebook and Instagram, meaning the company can be held liable for scam content appearing on its platforms even when the ads are placed by third parties. The decision is being widely discussed as a potential test case for platform accountability in Europe and could push Meta to strengthen its ad vetting procedures across the region.

OpenAI is recruiting a large network of social media influencers, sponsoring content on platforms like Instagram, as part of a marketing push to portray ChatGPT and its AI products as 'good for the world'. The strategy mirrors tactics used by consumer brands and raises questions about how the company shapes public perception of AI as it scales its commercial ambitions.

A new CDC report indicates that sadness among American teenagers is falling, a trend that commentators argue undercuts claims of a youth mental health crisis driven by social media. Critics of what they call a moral panic around smartphones say the data complicates narratives linking platforms like Instagram and TikTok to rising teen depression and despair.

Meta has banned another Toronto performer from Instagram and Facebook, saying an old photo of dancers in bikinis promotes harm. The suspension adds to what critics describe as a pattern of Meta's automated moderation penalising artists and performers for innocuous promotional images. The decision is drawing criticism in Toronto over how the platform handles artistic content involving swimwear and dance.

A new report on teenage mobile habits finds that iPhones and Instagram dominate among adolescents, while Android devices and Snapchat lag behind in popularity. The findings reinforce Apple's hold on the youth market and Instagram's strength in social media, prompting discussion about what drives teen brand loyalty and whether Snapchat's decline among younger users is temporary or a lasting shift.