X (formerly Twitter) news
X (formerly Twitter) appears in 1 story we have published in October 2026, mostly in our Policy coverage. It is most often reported alongside Discord, Facebook and Instagram.
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Meta faces $25 billion fine, backtracks on scraping terms, and restricts adult creators as moderation failures persist
Meta is confronting a wave of legal, policy, and operational challenges. A New Mexico judge ordered the company to pay a record $25 billion fine for misleading the public about its handling of Facebook user data, while backlash forced Meta to reverse proposed terms of service that would have expanded its ability to scrape content from business accounts. Meanwhile, adult content creators are criticizing the company for permitting its AI agent, Muse, to engage in explicit sexting while restricting human creators on Instagram and Facebook.
22 October 2026
