Friday, September 11, 2026
Friday, September 11, 2026

Facebook Kept Telling Us It Was OK’: New Mexico AG Opens New Trial Against Meta

Click to enter your existing username and password or create a new account. Click to purchase an individual user subscription with your credit card. NewsConsumer ProtectionThe trial, which is expected to last four weeks in Santa Fe’s First Judicial District Court, addresses alleged misstatements Facebook made amid the Cambridge Analytica scandal about user data.6 minute read September 10, 2026 at 10:27 AMMark Zuckerberg, Chief Operating Officer of Facebook, testifies before a joint hearing of the Senate Judiciary and Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committees, regarding the unauthorized gathering of millions of Facebook users’s data by consulting firm Cambridge Analytica, on Capitol Hill, on Tuesday, April 10, 2018.What You Need to Know The state’s attorney, Randi McGinn, told jurors Meta misstated that it took a "zero tolerance" approach to hate speech and misinformation Williams & Connolly’s Dane Butswinkas representing Meta, insisted much of the government’s case were snippets that were taken out of context Meta quietly paid $459.3 million in similar Cambridge Analytica claims by 46 other states as part of a proposed $17 billion agreement announced last month.  » Read More

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Aggies Set 54-hole Program Record, Finish Second at Bombs Darts Birdies Collegiate

LAS CRUCES, N.M. – The NM State men's golf team delivered a record-setting performance at the Bombs Darts Birds Collegiate, finishing second in a 13-team field after three rounds at Whirlwind Golf Club to start the 2026 campaign. The Aggies posted a program-record 54-hole score of 817 (-47), finishing just three strokes behind team champion Santa Clara (814, -50).   Santa Clara claimed the team title after closing with a 273 (-15) in the final round, while Arkansas State's Jake Lile earned low individual honors at 17-under par (199) for the tournament.   With the second-place finish, the Aggies also finished atop four Power Four programs as they out-performed Stanford, Southern California, Baylor and California.   The Aggies were paced by the trio of Kostka Horno, Mateo Payán and Max Chan, who all recorded top-11 finishes. Horno and Payan each tied for seventh at 13-under par (203), while Chan finished tied for 11th at 11-under (205). Horno closed out the event with a final-round 65 (-7), which represented the second lowest score among the 81-man field.  » Read More

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Jury seated in New Mexico’s lawsuit against Facebook – KOAT

Jury seated in New Mexico’s lawsuit against Facebook Opening statements begin Wednesday in a lawsuit alleging Facebook allowed a third party to harvest the personal information of roughly 350,000 New Mexicans. SANTA FE, N.M. — New Mexico is taking on its third trial this year against Facebook, this time over claims that personal Facebook data belonging to state residents was shared with a third party. Jury selection wrapped up Tuesday at the First Judicial District Court, with opening statements scheduled to begin Wednesday morning. The state's lawsuit alleges that Meta improperly permitted the collection and sharing of personal user data. "The attorney general is suing Meta again, and he's got a really good batting average here," said John Day, KOAT legal expert. "He's batting a thousand in lawsuits against Meta." The legal battle follows two previous proceedings against Meta in state court this year. The first trial, held in March, focused on allegations that Meta's platforms harmed children. "And that was a jury award of over $350 million," Day said.  » Read More

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Codd & Nardone Earn America East Women’s Soccer Weekly Honors – UMBC Athletics

Boston, Mass. – After two impressive victories over Towson and Wagner, UMBC junior goalie Amara Codd and sophomore defender Olivia Nardone were bestowed with women's soccer weekly accolades. UMBC beat Towson for the first time in more than two decades, snapping a winless streak that stretched all the way back to 1998. The Retrievers then toppled Wagner, the reigning Northeast Conference champions, in another hard-fought contest. Codd played poised in between the pipes with five crucial saves against the Tigers and matched that performance with five more against the Seahawks. She now ranks third in the conference with an impressive 4.50 saves per game and sits sixth in the league with a 1.25 goals-against average. Codd has played all 720 minutes so far this season. Nardone anchored the defense in both victories and set up Rian Stainton's dramatic game-winning goal in the 69th minute against Towson, her second career assist. The Retrievers are off to their fastest start since 2014, boasting an impressive 5-1-2 record. Players Mentioned #0 Amara Codd GK 5' 7" Junior #26 Olivia Nardone D 5' 6" Sophomore #5 Rian Stainton M 5' 3" Senior Players Mentioned #0 Amara Codd 5' 7" Junior GK #26 Olivia Nardone

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Hungary: Meta Failed to Stop Anti-LGBTI Content on Facebook | Amnesty International USA

This press release contains information that some readers may find upsetting  Meta failed to address harmful rhetoric on Facebook against the LGBTI community in Hungary by ineffectively applying its own moderation policies, a new Amnesty International briefing shows.   ‘ It Erodes My Soul’: Meta’s Contribution to Anti-LGBTI Discourse in Hungary , shows how Meta’s policy decisions, including the weakening of safeguards for high risk groups in January 2025 and the significant reduction in proactive content moderation, have negatively affected the LGBTI community in Hungary.  “Meta contributed to adverse human rights impacts experienced by LGBTI people in Hungary through its policy decisions, and failed to take adequate steps to prevent the resulting harm. Risks to LGBTI people in Hungary were foreseeable and well documented, yet Meta did not adequately act on them,” said Daniela Schnidrig, Interim Policy and Advocacy Adviser at Amnesty International’s Big Tech Accountability Team.   One of Meta’s failures was not properly assessing the risks that changes to its global policies posed to the Hungarian LGBTI community.  » Read More

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How Facebook’s revolutionary News Feed kicked off the age of algorithms

It is two decades since Facebook introduced the News Feed – letting loose a world in which algorithms would shape ever more of our lives. In 2006, Facebook was facing something of a crisis. Its internal data suggested that for the first time since its launch two years earlier (as TheFacebook), the company had stopped growing. People weren’t joining, and existing users weren’t spending more time on the site. The solution co-founder Mark Zuckerberg and colleagues came up with, the News Feed, meant individual users’ homepages would be automatically updated with information tailored to them – in particular, new posts their Facebook friends had added. Up to then, users had to actively check their friends’ profiles to see what they were up to. Now, this information would automatically be sent to your homepage. With it, a new world of algorithmic interaction was born. It might seem quaint now, but for many Facebook users at the time, these changes felt like a violation of their privacy and trust.  » Read More

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How Facebook’s revolutionary News Feed kicked off the age of algorithms

It is two decades since Facebook introduced the News Feed – letting loose a world in which algorithms would shape ever more of our lives. In 2006, Facebook was facing something of a crisis. Its internal data suggested that for the first time since its launch two years earlier (as TheFacebook), the company had stopped growing. People weren't joining, and existing users weren't spending more time on the site. The solution co-founder Mark Zuckerberg and colleagues came up with, the News Feed, meant individual users' homepages would be automatically updated with information tailored to them – in particular, new posts their Facebook friends had added. Up to then, users had to actively check their friends' profiles to see what they were up to. Now, this information would automatically be sent to your homepage. With it, a new world of algorithmic interaction was born. It might seem quaint now, but for many Facebook users at the time, these changes felt like a violation of their privacy and trust.  » Read More

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Broncos Fall at No. 16 Michigan

Box Score ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- The Western Michigan football team fell to No. 16 Michigan, 13-12, at Michigan Stadium on Saturday night.  The Broncos held 12-7 lead but Michigan connected on a Hail Mary pass as time expired to win the game.  Western Michigan's defense forced three turnovers on the day and sophomore junior college transfer kicker Dieter Kelly went 4-for-4 in his first game as a Bronco. Redshirt senior linebacker Dillon Moore led the Broncos with six tackles and an interception. He also combined with Scoop Gardner Jr. for the team's lone sack.  Jalen Buckley led WMU's ground attack with 62 of the team's 132 yards. Broc Lowry rushed for 35, while passing for 89 on 15-for-21 passing. Sophomore wide receiver Aveion Chenault had a career-high six receptions for 53 to lead the Broncos.  Michigan opened the scoring on their first drive of the game with Bryce Underwood scoring on a one-yard touchdown run.  The Broncos responded with a drive that resulted in a 52-yard field goal by Kelly to cut the lead to 7-3.   » Read More

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