Meta Settlement Lets States Avoid Suing Over Kids Data Retention
Meta’s settlement with attorneys general from 29 states includes up to $18 billion in payments plus child safety measures, but also a provision where the states agree not to sue Meta under existing child safety laws over its retention and use of children’s data. The deal requires Meta to develop, train, and begin testing an age-assurance model to identify under-13 users within a year, with guardrails but unclear training data retention under COPPA.