BBC: Meta's $18bn settlement may hasten reckoning for social media on child safety
The company will add two-hour teen limits, mute school-day notifications and remove like counts and cosmetic filters after allegations it harmed young users.
- On Wednesday, Meta announced a landmark settlement of up to $17.1 billion with 48 states and Washington over allegations that Facebook and Instagram harmed young users and misled consumers about their safety.
- For over 10 years, activists, parents, and whistleblowers argued that Meta knew its platforms preyed on children's vulnerabilities, with internal evidence revealing the company ignored these dangers and resisted accountability.
- The settlement mandates two-hour daily time limits for teens, stops school-day notifications, removes like counts and cosmetic filters, and restricts usage between midnight and 6 a.m., expanding protections across both platforms.
- Critics argue Meta is implementing changes begrudgingly, driven by growing backlash rather than genuine commitment, warning that the company resisted accountability for years before this settlement.
- The settlement may mark a turning point in social media regulation, though a persistent trust gap remains as Meta must now prove its commitment to child safety after a decade of resistance.
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Meta's transaction with almost all US states is more than a warning for other social networks: TikTok, YouTube and Snap, quoted in the agreement, find themselves in a hurry to adopt
The American technology giant Meta, owner of Facebook and Instagram, agreed on Wednesday (26) to prevent teenagers from using their apps during the night and will impose a two-hour daily limit of use. Learn more: SpaceX will invest $100 billion in a new launch unit at Louisiana Febraban Tech: What CEOs think of the main Brazilian banks on fiscal adjustment, interest and productivity These measures are part of an agreement of $16.7 billion (R$86 …
Time limits and a midnight cutoff: Meta's new rules for kids go f
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Kids under 18 will soon see a host of changes to their Instagram and Facebook experiences thanks to a historic $18 billion settlement Meta Platforms reached Wednesday with 48 U.S. states. Besides the money, which will be paid out over a decade, Meta has agreed to strengthen its age estimates to keep kids under 13 off its platforms and teens in age-appropriate accounts, enact a hard limit of two hours a day for users under …
Meta's US court settlement is a guide for designing effective regulations worldwide to protect children.
Facebook and Instagram's parent company, Meta, have reached a settlement to end a major lawsuit in the US related to the safety of children and teenagers.
Meta’s Social Media Settlement Is Not Enough
On Wednesday, Meta, the company that owns Facebook and Instagram, announced a landmark legal settlement in a trial spanning 48 states, Washington, D.C., and three U.S. territories. In addition to paying up to $18 billion to those states and territories, the company has agreed to make significant changes to its social-media platforms, including imposing two-hour time limits for teens, stopping notifications during the school day, removing “like” …
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