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The settlement, reached during a federal trial in Oakland, requires Meta to add usage limits and nighttime blocks for teenage users
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Meta $META Platforms agreed to pay up to $16.68 billion to resolve allegations from 29 states accusing the company of engineering Facebook and Instagram to be addictive to children, deceiving the public about platform safety, and unlawfully gathering personal data from minors, according to Reuters. The settlement was disclosed in a court filing on Wednesday.
As part of the agreement, Meta is required to introduce daily time caps and overnight restrictions for teen users of Facebook and Instagram across the country, strengthen age-checking systems to keep children off the platforms, and expand parental control features. All parties waive their right to appeal once the court issues a final judgment. Meta denied wrongdoing in agreeing to settle.
