Meta to Pay Up to $18B Over Teen Social Media Use
Meta agreed to pay up to $18 billion and cap teen Facebook and Instagram use at two hours daily, settling child-safety lawsuits from most US states.
Meta settled claims that it deliberately designed Facebook and Instagram to addict children, ending a federal trial as Instagram head Adam Mosseri began testifying and Mark Zuckerberg was expected to testify. Of roughly $16.7 billion for 47 states and territories, $12.7 billion is guaranteed and $5 billion is contingent on Snapchat, TikTok and YouTube adopting similar teen protections. The deal also resolved state privacy claims tied to Cambridge Analytica for an additional $459 million, while New Mexico (a $567 million ruling) and Florida opted out of the settlement.
- Teens limited to two hours daily; midnight-6 a.m. block unless parents permit; school-hour notifications off
- $5 billion of the payout hinges on Snapchat, TikTok and YouTube adopting comparable teen protections
- Cambridge Analytica-related state privacy claims resolved for an additional $459 million
- New Mexico and Florida stayed out; thousands of individual and municipal suits remain pending
- Victims
- Meta
- Organizations
- Cambridge Analytica
- Countries
- United States
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4 min read at securityaffairs.comMeta will pay up to $18B and cap teen Facebook and Instagram use at two hours daily after nearly all US states sued over child safety. Meta will pay up to $18 billion over the next decade and impose real usage limits on teenagers using Facebook and Instagram, settling claims that the company deliberately designed its platforms to addict children.
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