
Meta Agrees to $18 Billion Settlement Over Child Safety Concerns
Meta has agreed to pay $18 billion to resolve state lawsuits over youth safety, mandating platform-wide changes such as daily usage limits and hidden like counts. The settlement has prompted global regulators to demand stricter digital safeguards for minors.
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By Rebecca Hendin
Read full article →Meta’s $18bn settlement: How social platforms will change for child users
From night curfew to two-hour limit, Instagram and Facebook will introduce new features for children in the US.
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Arturo Béjar, a former Meta engineering director, said the settlement is a “significant milestone,” but "it allows Meta to define harm."
By Barbara Ortutay, Wyatte Grantham-Philips, The Associated Press
Read full article →Meta agrees to safety changes on Instagram and Facebook – but only in US, for now
Meta Platforms Inc.’s changes to Instagram and Facebook, part of a series of landmark settlements, will reportedly apply only to US users for now.
Read full article →Meta to pay $18B, make teen safety changes in states deal
The company urged other social media brands to follow its lead
By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US
Read full article →Daily limit, muted notifications, hidden likes: The changes coming to Facebook and Instagram after the trial
Meta reached an $18 billion settlement with the 29 states that had sued it - The changes will initially be implemented in the U.S. and may later be expanded to other regions The post Daily limit, muted notifications, hidden likes: The changes coming to Facebook and Instagram after the trial appeared first on ProtoThema English.
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