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Changes to Facebook and Instagram are key part of Meta’s $17B settlement with the states over harm to teens

Meta has agreed to pay up to US$17 billion over 10 years to settle claims brought by a bipartisan coalition of state attorneys general. The states argued that the company deliberately designed Facebook and Instagram to hook children into using its apps, misled the public about the harm and improperly…

The Conversation

Burnham urged to rein in Big Tech over child harm after Meta’s $17bn bombshell settlement

Rowan Ferguson, of the Molly Rose Foundation, which campaigns to prevent young people being harmed by online content, called on the UK government to be ‘brave, bold and decisive in ways it hasn’t been before’

The Independent UK

Meta’s settlement will compel others to bend the knee and set up teen guardrails

Instagram and Facebook’s parent company agreed to sweeping alterations and a payment of up to $18bn to settle a landmark trial

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Meta settles its alleged social media harm case for $18B — and agrees to massive changes that may be almost impossible to enforce

Meta just settled the huge US multi-state case against it, alleging the social media giant's products harm teens. It's paying $18B— but are the promised product changes enough to truly protect teens?

TechRadar

How to Play Meta Platforms Stock Before It Launches a Consumer AI Agent

As Meta moves closer to launching its consumer AI agent Hatch , its expansive AI ambitions could provide a fresh catalyst for META stock.

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Kids law needed beyond Meta settlement, backers say

Meta’s massive proposed settlement over claims of social media harm doesn’t remove the need for legislation that would govern use of online platforms by children and teens, leading lawmakers and advocacy groups said Wednesday. A group of 47 states with the District of Columbia and U.S. territories reached the settlement…

Roll Call

What’s about to change on Facebook and Instagram: six key takeaways from the end of the Meta trial

Settlement agreement says Meta must make many safety and wellness features the default option for young users

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What Meta agreed to in US teen safety settlement

Meta will pay up to eighteen billion dollars to settle claims regarding child engagement. States alleged social media platforms enticed and retained young users, misleading the public about risks. The agreement includes monetary payments and nationwide changes to Meta's services for teenagers. Meta will implement teen safeguards, including daily time…

The Economic Times

Meta Pays up to $17 Billion To Avoid Zuckerberg Testifying, as Facebook and Instagram Lock Teens Out Overnight

Meta has agreed to a $17.1 billion settlement imposing strict limits on teen use of Facebook and Instagram, avoiding CEO Mark Zuckerberg's court testimony. The deal awaits court approval.

International Business Times UK

Meta-morphosis: FB puts kids on digital detox after coughing up $ 17.1 billion in settlement

The TOI correspondent from Washington : For years, Facebook, Instagram, Tik-Tok, YouTube and other social media majors have laid out something like an all-you-can-eat binge buffet for teenagers: unlimited scrolling, notifications at all hours, and a boundless appetite for engagement.

The Times of India

After Meta's $16 billion settlement, changes are headed to Facebook, Instagram for being addictive

Many U.S. states say Meta's social media platforms have "harmed" younger users with addictive tendencies, and after a huge $16 billion settlement, change is coming.

Android Central

Texas Moves To Protect Kids—and Women—From 'Demonic' Sex Education Book

The book is part of a wider spate of "dirty" and "vulgar" books that authorities want yanked, including an educational book that mentions animal penis sizes and classic literature by authors like Tennessee Williams and Maya Angelou.

Reason

Meta's $17 billion child-safety settlement is the biggest tech payout ever—or 3x what it paid to acquihire a 28-year-old AI superstar

Meta's settlement is roughly 27% of last year's profit and about 8% of annual revenue—a little more than three Alexandr Wang's.

Fortune

Meta agrees to new protections for teenagers in US in 18bn dollar settlement

The agreement resolves claims filed by 47 US states accusing the tech giant of designing Instagram with addictive features.

Evening Standard

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Tom’s Guide

Meta agrees to pay $17.1 billion to settle claims Facebook and Instagram harm children — here's what you need to know

Meta agrees a massive settlement over alleged transgressions connected to the mental health harm its social media sites inflict on kids; major changes are on the way.

The Independent UK

Five changes coming to Instagram and Facebook after Meta settlement

Here are the biggest changes Meta has agreed to make across its platforms as part of a $17 billion settlement with 29 states

The Economic Times

Meta shares hit 5% intraday high after $16.68 billion settlement over alleged harm to young users

Meta shares hit a 4.96% intraday high after the company agreed to pay up to $16.68 billion to settle claims that Facebook and Instagram harmed young users. The settlement covers claims by 29 US states and requires Meta to introduce usage limits and stronger safeguards for children on its platforms.

Fortune

Meta's $17.1 billion settlement will be over 12-times larger than the second largest big tech privacy settlement in the past four years

The settlement is just 1.17% of Meta’s $1.46 trillion market cap.

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The Texas Tribune

Meta to pay Texas $1 billion in child safety case

As part of Texas’ settlement, the tech giant behind Facebook and Instagram will apply stricter age verification measures and institute a daily two-hour limit for teens.

France 24

Meta reaches $17 billion settlement with US states over social media harm to teens

Meta Platforms on Wednesday agreed to pay $17 billion to settle claims, filed by 47 US states, that the company designed Facebook and Instagram to deliberately make teens addicted to their products while deceiving the public, according to state attorneys general. The company agreed to add child-safety measures as part…

Euronews

Meta agrees to pay $17bn in landmark US child-safety settlement deal

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 Independent UK

Everything that will change on Instagram and Facebook after bombshell court settlement

Other sites such as YouTube, TikTok and Snapchat could be required to introduce similarly dramatic changes

The Independent UK

Meta reaches $17 billion settlement in middle of teen social media addiction trial

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The Independent UK

Meta to pay up to $17bn and dramatically change Instagram and Facebook to settle huge US court case

The agreement represents the largest ever Big Tech settlement and will force Meta to introduce sweeping restrictions on its platforms

The Independent UK

Meta reaches $17 billion settlement with states in landmark trial over teen social media addiction

Meta has agreed to pay $17 billion and add child-safety measures to its Facebook and Instagram platforms to end a landmark trial over teen social media addiction and settle claims filed by 47 states

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