Meta agrees to settlement, platform changes in youth addiction case
Summary
Meta Platforms has agreed to pay up to $16.68 billion to settle a lawsuit claiming Facebook and Instagram were designed to be addictive to children and mishandled their safety and data. The company will also make changes such as daily time limits for users under 18 and removing children under 13, but Meta denies any wrongdoing.Key Facts
- Meta faced a lawsuit from 29 US states accusing it of creating addictive social media for children and misusing their data.
- The settlement amount could be as high as $16.68 billion, pending court approval.
- Meta will set daily limits of two hours on Facebook and Instagram for users under 18, removable only by parents.
- The platforms will block use during nighttime hours for those under 18.
- Meta will identify and remove children under 13 from its social media platforms.
- The company denied it did anything wrong as part of the settlement.
- Meta could have faced fines up to $1.4 trillion but settles for a much smaller amount.
- The settlement follows earlier similar rulings requiring Meta to pay hundreds of millions in other states.
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