
Meta Agrees to $18 Billion Settlement Over Child Safety Concerns
Meta has agreed to pay $18 billion to settle allegations regarding inadequate protections for minors on its social media platforms, including Instagram and Facebook. The agreement mandates sweeping changes to age verification, data collection, and content moderation practices to better safeguard teenage users.
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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.
Read full article →‘You only get like two hours of alcohol or two hours of cigarettes a day’: Former Meta engineer on child safety settlement
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 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
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