Meta is losing its longtime head of infrastructure

Meta is losing its longtime head of infrastructure

A key figure in Meta’s growth into a social media and tech industry powerhouse is leaving the company. Santosh Janardhan, the company’s longtime head of infrastructure and co-head of engineering, will be stepping down, Meta told TechCrunch. He will be replaced by Dave Brown, who joined the company as vice president of infrastructure earlier this…

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Teens settle with Snapchat parent, ending trial against Big Tech over social media addiction claims

Teens settle with Snapchat parent, ending trial against Big Tech over social media addiction claims

“Teens settle with Snapchat parent, ending trial against Big Tech over social media addiction claims” Snapchat parent Snap has reached a settlement during a trial over claims brought by two teenagers who say the company designed the platform to be addictive, causing their depression, anxiety and eating disorders, attorneys for the plaintiffs said on Monday….

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Social media addiction lawsuit against Meta is dropped

Social media addiction lawsuit against Meta is dropped

A day after Snap tentatively settled with the plaintiff in a social media addiction lawsuit, leaving Meta as the only remaining defendant, the case has been dropped. In a statement, Meta said the plaintiff chose to drop his case against Meta without receiving any payment. TikTok and Google’s YouTube had previously reached settlement agreements with…

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Inside the Gen Z Film Publicity Stunt That Had Manosphere Poster Boy Kyle University Stationed Outside L.A., London Studios (Exclusive)

Inside the Gen Z Film Publicity Stunt That Had Manosphere Poster Boy Kyle University Stationed Outside L.A., London Studios (Exclusive)

School’s officially out for summer at Kyle University. The 7-foot muscle-head has spent the last four weeks making the rounds on social media, accruing more than 60 million views and 30,000 Instagram followers and becoming the manosphere’s latest “high-value” poster boy. His Tate brothers-esque content — built around seducing women, “looksmaxxing” and collecting “aura points” —…

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