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The Philippines obtained data from Meta in only 46.4% of its requests between 2019 and mid-2025, significantly underperforming regional peers and raising questions about investigative capacity and legal procedures.
Meta faces a pivotal federal trial in Oakland beginning August 12, where four US states will argue the company deliberately designed Instagram and Facebook to addict children. The case seeks damages up to US$1.4 trillion and could reshape how social media operates.
Meta has apologised to India's government for temporarily restricting a post by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and for various content moderation failures, including inadequate safeguards against child exploitation material on its platforms.