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Adult Film Producers Claim Meta Employee Deleted 9TB of Torrented Files

February 25, 2026 World Justice News 0

The high-stakes lawsuit between adult content producers and tech giant Meta over the alleged downloads of copyright-infringing videos is heating up. In a new filing, Strike 3 claims that a Meta employee allegedly deleted over […]

Lawsuit Trial against Social media companies begins in Los Angeles

February 9, 2026 World Justice News 0

Social media is on trial in Los Angeles. What happens next could change the way they operate. Inside LA’s superior court, a landmark trial is getting under way. Social media companies are being accused of […]

Tech giants face landmark trial over social media addiction claims

January 27, 2026 World Justice News 0

A landmark social media addiction trial in which top tech executives are expected to testify begins on Tuesday in California. The plaintiff, a 19-year-old woman identified by the initials KGM, alleges the design of the […]

Storm Chasers Sue Meta for Ignoring Repeat Infringements of Popular Accounts

January 19, 2026 World Justice News 0

For independent creators documenting the world’s most extreme weather, the real disaster isn’t the storm; it’s the aftermath on social media. A coalition of professional storm chasers has sued Meta for systematic copyright infringement. The […]

Instagram removes 63,000 sextortion accounts in Nigeria

July 26, 2024 World Justice News 0

Instagram owner Meta says it has removed thousands of accounts in Nigeria that were trying to target people in sextortion schemes. Such scammers typically pose as young women online to trick people into sending sexually […]

Families of Uvalde school shooting victims sue Meta, Call Of Duty makers and gun company

May 25, 2024 World Justice News 0

The families of some of the victims of the Uvalde school shooting have announced new legal action against three companies they say effectively helped to “train” the gunman to carry out the attack. Legal action […]

Google and Canada reach deal to avert news ban over Online News Act

November 30, 2023 World Justice News 0

Google has reached a deal with Canada to avert a news blockade over a law that forces tech giants to pay for news content. Google had vowed to remove links to news in Canada in […]

Instagram sued over harm to young people’s mental health

October 24, 2023 World Justice News 0

Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, has been accused of misleading the public about the risks of using social media and contributing to a mental health crisis among youth. The claims were made […]

Twitter threatens legal action over Threads app

July 7, 2023 World Justice News 0

Twitter is considering legal action against Meta over its fast-growing rival app Threads. Threads, which was launched to millions on Wednesday, is similar to Twitter and has been pitched by Meta bosses as a “friendly” […]

Facebook and Instagram to restrict news access in Canada

June 25, 2023 World Justice News 0

Meta has said it will begin to restrict news on its platforms to Canadian consumers after parliament passed a controversial online news bill. The bill forces big platforms to compensate news publishers for content posted […]

Human Rights

Senegal PM proposes tougher anti-LGBT law, doubling prison terms

February 26, 2026 0

Senegal’s Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko has introduced legislation that could double the maximum penalty for same-sex relations, making them punishable by up to 10 years in prison. The proposal was sent to parliament on Tuesday […]

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Rare prison sentences handed to Cameroon soldiers after killing of 21 civilians

February 22, 2026 0

Three Cameroonian soldiers have been sentenced to prison for their role in the killing of at least 21 civilians in the country’s troubled Anglophone region. The jail terms for the crimes, which took place six […]

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Nigerian court orders UK to pay £420m over 1949 killing of miners

February 8, 2026 0

A Nigerian court has ordered the British government to pay $27m (£20m) to each of the families of 21 coal miners killed in 1949 by the colonial administration in the south-east of the country. The […]