Meta Agrees to Up to $17B Settlement Over Teen Addiction Claims
Meta agreed to a proposed multistate settlement worth up to $17 billion to resolve allegations that Facebook and Instagram were designed to encourage compulsive use among children and teens and that Meta misled users and the public about platform safety. The deal requires stricter age verification, parental controls, default time limits for under-18 users, faster removal of reports, and removal of children under 13, with limits tightening if others adopt similar rules.
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