Judge Orders Meta Changes to Instagram and Facebook for Under-18s
States suing Meta seek over $1 trillion and argue Instagram and Facebook are designed to keep young users hooked, using frequent notifications and hard-to-use controls. A judge orders changes in New Mexico, including removing like counts for users under 18, banning teens from sending or receiving nudity, and limiting push notifications to certain hours. If the 30 states prevail, similar changes could spread across the US.
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