Meta pledges to overhaul kids’ safety protections, pay $17 billion to settle social media case
Meta settles states' kids' online safety lawsuit for $17 billion, agreeing to landmark usage limits, age restrictions, and independent auditing.
Meta agreed to pay $17 billion to settle a civil suit from nearly every US state and territory alleging it hid research showing Facebook and Instagram are addictive to minors and violated COPPA by collecting data on children under 13. The settlement imposes reforms including two-hour daily limits for users under 18, a midnight-to-6am usage block, non-personalized feed options, and an independent auditor. Meta also settled separately with Texas for about $1 billion.
- $17 billion settlement days into civil trial led by state AGs
- Reforms limit app use to 2 hours daily for under-18s
- COPPA violation alleged over under-13 data collection
- Texas settled separately for roughly $1 billion
- Independent auditor granted expansive access to Meta
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In a bellwether case for U. S. privacy and kids’ online safety rules, social media giant Meta agreed Monday to pay $17 billion and implement a series of landmark reforms, settling accusations that it knew and hid findings that its Facebook and Instagram apps are addictive.
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