Meta agreed to a US child-safety settlement imposing teen-focused controls and paying nearly $18B over alleged Instagram and Facebook harms
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Meta reached a settlement with US states, the District of Columbia, and US territories over child-safety and privacy claims related to teen features on Instagram and Facebook. Coverage says the deal includes substantial payments and imposed controls such as limits on daily use and default teen prompts after extended scrolling.
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Raúl Torrez
Facebook
Florida
Hugging Face
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Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA)
New Mexico
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