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Meta to Pay Texas over $1 Billion — and that's Not the only Big Change

The deal adds stricter age checks, a two-hour daily teen limit and school-hour notification blocks as Meta ends the trial.

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Meta will pay Texas more than $1 billion and introduce new safeguards for teens, including a two-hour daily limit and school-hour restrictions.

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Meta to pay Texas $1 billion in child safety case

As part of Texas’ settlement, the tech giant behind Facebook and Instagram will apply stricter age verification measures and institute a daily two-hour limit for teens.

·Austin, United States
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Houston Public Media broke the news in Houston, United States on Wednesday, August 26, 2026.
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