Meta Platforms News - August 18, 2026

Meta ran ads for deepfake porn app, exposing moderation failures

Meta platforms hosted advertisements for a nudify application featuring a pornographic deepfake of a prominent U.S. politician. These AI-powered tools...

🔴 Meta is trading 3.13% down today amid the youth-addiction trial

Meta is trading at $551.17 (-3.13%) after its high-profile youth-addiction trial began on August 18, 2026, with states seeking potentially massive...