Prince Harry expressed support for families challenging social media giants, while other news includes Taylor Swift's legal action, a Goldman Sachs lawyer's resignation, Portugal's new social media restrictions, and Pinterest's claims about search volume.
The Duke of Sussex, Prince Harry, offered his support to bereaved families involved in a legal battle against major tech companies, according to BBC Technology. He thanked them for "telling your stories over and over again" during an emotional address at the start of a trial in California. The families allege that Instagram and YouTube are designed to be addictive.
In other news, Taylor Swift is taking legal action to prevent a bedding company from trademarking "Swift Home," as reported by BBC Business. Swift's legal team argued that the company's branding closely resembled the singer's signature. Meanwhile, Kathy Ruemmler, the top lawyer at Goldman Sachs, resigned following revelations of her ties to the late financier Jeffrey Epstein, as detailed by Al Jazeera. Ruemmler reportedly received gifts from Epstein and offered him advice.
Portugal has approved a bill restricting social media access for children under 16, as reported by Euronews. The new law requires parental consent for children to use social networks and other platforms, changing the current limit of 13 years for consent of minors.
Additionally, Pinterest CEO Bill Ready claimed the platform sees more searches than ChatGPT, according to TechCrunch. Ready stated that Pinterest sees 80 billion searches per month, compared to ChatGPT's 75 billion. He also noted that over half of Pinterest searches are commercial in nature.
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