Demand for tough new measures to protect Scotland's kids online after Meta court settlement

Facebook owner Meta is to pay £13billion after a legal battle to resolve claims that Facebook and Instagram harmed children's mental health

THE world is waking up to the fact that social media is the tobacco of our time. All-pervasive. Addictive. Toxic. And this stuff can kill you. In a landmark legal case in the US, Meta — the owner of Instagram and Facebook — has agreed to pay up to £13billion to settle claims brought by...

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Experts said it makes sense for Meta to roll out its restrictions elsewhere, and that the growing awareness of social media harms may pressure other platforms to do the same.

Following a major legal settlement, Instagram and Facebook users under age 18 will soon have a daily two-hour limit and won't be able to see reactions on posts.

Meta’s settlement with 29 states allows it to retain certain data from children under 13 to train and test age-detection models, highlighting a privacy trade-off built into the deal.

Meta’s $18 billion settlement with 48 state attorneys general marks a welcome — and grossly overdue — step toward protecting kids from social media.

The tech giant is also calling on TikTok and YouTube to adopt the same policies.