END OF SOCIAL MEDIA? What Meta’s landmark case means for future of social media

Meta has agreed to a landmark settlement over allegations that its platforms harmed children and teenagers - raising a much bigger question about how social media is designed and regulated.

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Meta agreed to change Instagram and Facebook in a settlement resolving a case brought by states that accused the company of designing addictive products for children.

Changes include a nighttime block on teens' Facebook and Instagram accounts, and a two-hour daily use cap

Meta, US states agree $16.7 bn settlement in landmark teen safety case  euractiv.com

California Attorney General Rob Bonta and coalition of 51 attorneys unveiled a proposed settlement with social media giant Meta — parent of Facebook, Intstagram and WhatsApp — for up to $17 billion along with remedies designed to help protect teens from alleged mental health harms associated with social media use, the

Meta settles landmark child harm case for $18 billion and promises changes to its platforms | CNN Business  CNN