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Sep 8, 2026
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  1. Article · Sep 8, 2026 · Imran Rahman-Jones

    Instagram users face ransom demands over fake copyright claims (opens the original)

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    Instagram creators say they have lost thousands of pounds after their accounts were suspended or taken down due to fake copyright claims. Extorters have filed bogus claims to the Meta-owned social media platform, then asked for ransoms to withdraw them - knowing repeated claims can lead to account bans. One Instagram user, who has 1.5 million followers, told the BBC he paid a scammer $50 (£37) to get his account back, claiming Meta's appeal process would take weeks, which had previously cost him

  2. Article · Sep 8, 2026 · Imran Rahman-Jones

    Instagram users face ransom demands over fake copyright claims (opens the original)

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    Instagram creators say they have lost thousands of pounds after their accounts were suspended or taken down due to fake copyright claims. Extorters have filed bogus claims to the Meta-owned social media platform, then asked for ransoms to withdraw them - knowing repeated claims can lead to account bans. One Instagram user, who has 1.5 million followers, told the BBC he paid a scammer $50 (£37) to get his account back, claiming Meta's appeal process would take weeks, which had previously cost him

  3. Article · Aug 27, 2026 · Imran Rahman-Jones

    More social media safety should come with Meta changes, UN says (opens the original)

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    All of social media should be designed to be safe for children, the UN human rights chief has said after Meta settled a massive court case in the US. Part of the deal the tech giant struck with almost all US states was to add more child safety measures - but Meta also called on TikTok and YouTube to add the same features. The UN's high commissioner for human rights Volker Türk said governments needed to "step up rather than wait for courts and companies to act". He added: "Children should not ha

  4. Article · Aug 27, 2026 · Imran Rahman-Jones

    More social media safety should come with Meta changes, UN says (opens the original)

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    All of social media should be designed to be safe for children, the UN human rights chief has said after Meta settled a massive court case in the US. Part of the deal the tech giant struck with almost all US states was to add more child safety measures - but Meta also called on TikTok and YouTube to add the same features. The UN's high commissioner for human rights Volker Türk said governments needed to "step up rather than wait for courts and companies to act". He added: "Children should not ha

  5. Article · Aug 27, 2026 · Imran Rahman-Jones

    What does the Meta settlement mean for the UK? Five things we learned (opens the original)

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    Meta's $18bn (£13.3bn) settlement with nearly every US state is about more than money. As part of the deal, Facebook and Instagram have agreed to bring in several significant measures to protect children online - though Meta has not admitted to any wrongdoing. These include time limits, warnings over screen time and more parental controls over their children's accounts. At the moment, they will just apply to children in the US - but they could have an impact on the rest of the world. And if they

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