A British political consulting firm at the center of the Facebook data scandal
The UN human rights office has warned that warring parties are looting gum arabic and rerouting trade to sustain the conflict. The trade supports millions of livelihoods but is now a target in a widening war economy. Gold sales are also a major revenue source for the SAF and RSF, the OHCHR report says.
New Mexico has moved its Cambridge Analytica case to trial in Santa Fe, alleging Facebook failed to alert users after a quiz harvested data from about 87 million profiles and sold it for targeted political ads. The state seeks civil penalties and an injunction as the four-week proceedings begin, with a video deposition of Mark Zuckerberg planned.
Jurors have found Facebook liable for misusing data from about 87 million profiles linked to the Cambridge Analytica saga. The state seeks penalties up to $5,000 per violation and an injunction to halt further breaches. The case centers on a 2016 data breach and the sale of data to a political consultant for targeted ads.
Alabama has reached a settlement with TikTok, with a minimum $100 million payment and new safety measures for teen users, including time limits and parental controls. The deal mirrors recent settlements by Meta and follows ongoing, nationwide litigation over social media addiction claims.
Apple will introduce new controls to ensure that Full Disk Access for apps is granted only with explicit user action, citing rising risks as AI agents become more capable and autonomous. The move follows a wave of reports about Muse and similar concerns.
The Guardian and The Scotsman critique Aaron Sorkin’s sequel to The Social Network, The Social Reckoning, with Jeremy Strong’s Zuckerberg cast as a calculating, isolated figure. Frances Haugen and Jeff Horwitz drive the whistleblower narrative, while the film channels Sorkin’s signature dialogue and addresses algorithm-driven harms and Capitol riot echoes.