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22:06 - 22:30The InterviewMaura Fogarty speaks to Joe Ngai from McKinsey China about business in the region
The social media giant Meta, which owns Facebook and Instagram, has agreed to restrict American teenagers’ use of its platforms as part of an $18bn settlement with states that accused it of harming children. We hear from a former Meta insider. Also on the programme: how climate change is increasing the likelihood of avalanches and flooding in the Himalayas; and we look back on the life of Rocky Horror Picture Show star Tim Curry. (Photo: The Meta logo is displayed on a mobile phone in Liverpool, Britain, 09 June 2026. Credit: ADAM VAUGHAN/EPA/Shutterstock)
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