Social Media and the Myth of the Big Tobacco Moment NYT > Top Stories By: David Streitfeld 28 August 2026 at 19:13 Smoking used to be everywhere, the way Facebook, TikTok, Snap, YouTube and Instagram are now. Society decided to break the habit, but it took a long time. © Jason Henry for The New York TimesMeta will pay up to $17.1 billion over a decade and make changes to its social media properties to make them less compulsive for young people.
What It Took to Dismantle the Most Powerful Company in the World NYT > Top Stories By: William Dalrymple 29 August 2026 at 02:36 A playbook to curb the growing power of Big Tech.
As Meta Enters Its Zombie Era, Every Blow Counts NYT > Top Stories By: Julia Angwin 28 August 2026 at 00:53 Meta’s settlement is far from perfect, but it’s better than nothing.