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Meta settles U.S. child safety lawsuits for up to $18 billion

Meta has reached a landmark settlement to resolve lawsuits brought by a coalition of U.S. states and territories, alleging the company designed Facebook and Instagram to be addictive to children and misled the public about mental health risks. The agreement involves payments of up to $18 billion over a ten-year period.

As part of the settlement, Meta will implement significant design changes for users under 18. These include a default daily usage limit of two hours combined across Instagram and Facebook, which can only be bypassed with parental authorization. The company will also enforce a nighttime block on platform access between 12:00 AM and 6:00 AM, mute notifications during school hours, and hide “likes” by default on adolescent accounts.

Additionally, Meta must implement enhanced age assurance measures to detect and prevent users under 13 from accessing the platforms. An independent auditor will be appointed to oversee compliance with these new safety standards for at least five years. While Meta has agreed to these transformations, the company has denied all allegations of wrongdoing.

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California · Facebook · Instagram · Meta Platforms, Inc. · Rob Bonta · TikTok · United States · Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers

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