Meta Child Mental Health Lawsuitsince Aug 7

Meta Settles Addiction Lawsuit

Meta will pay billions to settle child social media addiction claims as regulation pressure grows.

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What Meta’s All-New Social Media Guidelines Promise to Change for Teen Users - CNET

Meta will cap teens at two hours a day. Teens might not listen

Why is Meta calling out TikTok and YouTube with a flurry of new ads? It's 'reputational jujitsu.'

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Meta agreed to pay up to $18 billion to settle claims by 48 U.S. states that Facebook and Instagram were designed to addict and harm children, without admitting wrongdoing. The deal requires new protections for users under 18, including a two-hour daily limit, a midnight cutoff, expanded parental controls and restrictions on some appearance-altering filters. It also lets Meta retain and use children’s data for the limited purpose of training and testing age-assurance systems. Lawmakers, regulators and advocates said further social-media rules may still follow.

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Insufficient SafeguardsCenter & Right

Meta’s settlement and child-safety changes do not go far enough to protect young users from social media harms. Stronger safeguards, tougher remedies, and continued accountability are still needed.

Youth Harm AccountabilityLeans Right

Meta deserves serious scrutiny because its platforms and design choices harmed young users. The settlement should be treated as evidence that the company must face real accountability for those practices.