All the ways Instagram and Facebook are changing for teens
The Verge Emma Roth ● Covered by 4 sources
Meta will change how teens use Instagram and Facebook after a child-safety deal with US states. The settlement forces new limits and comes from a lawsuit over apps said to be built to hook kids.
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Meta has agreed to make major changes for teen users on Instagram and Facebook after reaching a child safety settlement with attorneys general across the US. The deal will require new safeguards on both apps, and some of them will limit when teens can use the platforms.
The settlement comes out of a nationwide lawsuit that accused Meta, Google, TikTok, and Snap of failing to protect children. The complaint also said those services were designed to be addictive. That’s the heart of the case: not just what kids see, but how the apps keep them coming back.
A total of 51 US states and territories signed on to the agreement. The list includes New York, New Jersey, California, Nevada, South Carolina, Washington, and Illinois.
The source doesn’t spell out every one of the new rules, but the direction is clear. Meta is being pushed to change the teen experience on two of the biggest social apps in the country, and the settlement gives those changes real legal weight.
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This is the part where the industry acts shocked that “engagement” might have consequences. Once the lawsuit calls the product addictive and 51 states and territories sign off, the old shrug won’t do. Meta didn’t stumble into this conversation; it spent years helping write it.
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