Roblox agrees on child-safety measures with PH gov’t

MANILA, Philippines — Roblox has agreed to integrate stricter safeguards and child protection into its user verification in a bid to prevent the presence of online groomers, the Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center (CICC) said on Friday. At a meeting with Philippine officials and Roblox’s executives in Sing

Meta has agreed to pay up to $17.1 billion in a landmark settlement with US states

New child protection measures Meta has promised as part of a massive legal settlement in the United States won’t be implemented in Canada.

New child safety measures Meta pledged in U.S. settlement not coming to Canada  Toronto Star

Meta must add time limits, night blocks and stronger age checks for teens.

Mike Blake/File Photo/Reuters Meta has agreed to pay a staggering $17 billion to settle a sweeping child safety case. Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta faced lawsuits from 47 states and U.S. territories over claims that it violated federal child privacy and states’ consumer protection laws. The states accused Meta of deliberately

Meta had been accused of collecting data from children aged 13 and under without their parents' consent as well as designing social media platforms to keep young people addicted

The tech giant agreed one of the largest consumer protection settlements in US history, ending a trial that could have put Zuckerberg on the stand.

The tentative agreement is a massive concession from the tech giant.

The social media giant also agreed to make sweeping changes to Instagram and Facebook.

Meta agreed to settle with U.S. states in a landmark lawsuit over allegations Facebook and Instagram were designed in ways that harm children. The big picture: The company agreed to provide compensation to the states for a variety of public health purposes, including crisis intervention services, after-school programs,

Settlement is one of the biggest in state consumer protection history, ending landmark trial filed by 47 states