Meta Settlement Puts Spotlight on Social Media Addiction in Kids | #Childpredator | #Kidsaftey | #Childsaftey - National Cyber Security Consulting

Meta Will Spend Millions for Teen Therapy. It’s a Mistake.

Early last month, in a courtroom in New Mexico, a judge ordered Meta—owner of Facebook and Instagram—to pay a $567 million penalty for the addiction and mental health issues its platforms have caused teens. Of that amount, some $420 million will be directed toward “treatment services” for kids who have been harmed owing to their use of Facebook and Instagram—in other words, therapy. (Meta is appealing the ruling.)Three weeks later, Meta reached …

Meta settlement puts spotlight on social media addiction in kids | #childpredator | #kidsaftey | #childsaftey - National Cyber Security Consulting

Is the settlement good for kids? I think this is a meaningful step in the right direction. Importantly, the settlement shifts some responsibility from individual children and parents to the platforms themselves. What are the platforms responsible for under the settlement? They agreed to set default time limits, restrict nighttime notifications, offer young users the […] Thank you for subscribing to our RSS feed!

Meta Will Spend Millions for Teen Therapy. It’s a Mistake

Early last month, in a courtroom in New Mexico, a judge ordered Meta—owner of Facebook and Instagram—to pay a $567 million penalty for the addiction and mental health issues its platforms have caused teens. Of that amount, some $420 million will be directed toward “treatment services” for kids who…