Meta to Pay $18B and Curb Teen App Usage in Historic Multi-State Deal
Meta Platforms has agreed to pay up to $18 billion over ten years to settle claims from 47 states regarding youth mental health and social media addiction. The settlement mandates strict parental controls, including a two-hour daily limit for users under 18, a night mode blocking access from midnight to 6 a.m., and a school mode that silences notifications during class hours. Meta is urging TikTok and YouTube to adopt the same framework, which would extend the measures to at least ten years.
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