Meta reaches $16.68B settlement over social media harms to children

The states claimed Meta was ⁠violating the federal Children's Online Privacy Protection Act by collecting children's personal data without parental notification or consent.

Twenty-nine states accused the company of collecting minors’ data and designing Facebook and Instagram to be addictive for young users

Twenty-nine states accused the company of collecting minors’ data and designing Facebook and Instagram to be addictive for young users

Meta will impose daily usage limits and restrict nighttime usage by children who use Facebook and Instagram.

Meta reached a settlement during a California federal trial in a case regarding claims brought by 29 states, averting one of the highest-profile tests yet of allegations that social media companies harmed young users.

Meta Platforms agreed to pay a maximum US$16.68-billion as part of a settlement to resolve claims brought by U.S. states across the country.

The settlement was reached during a California federal trial, averting one of the highest-profile tests yet of allegations that social media companies harmed young users.

Meta reaches $16.68 billion settlement over social media harms to children  Reuters

Tech company faces accusations it designed Instagram, Facebook to addict children and misled consumers about their safety

(1st UPDATE) Meta will impose daily usage limits and restrict nighttime usage by children who use Facebook and Instagram, and enhance measures to prevent children from accessing age-restricted content

Meta Platforms has agreed to pay a maximum $16.68 billion and make major changes to Facebook and Instagram to resolve claims by states across the US that it designed those platforms to addict children, misled consumers about their safety and improperly collected children's personal data.

Aug 26 : Meta Platforms agreed to pay a maximum $16.68 billion as part of a settlement to resolve claims brought by states across the country that the company designed Facebook and Instagram to addict children, misled consumers about their safety, and improperly collected personal data of children who used its platform