Meta's $17B Settlement Drives Big-Ticket Reforms for Teen Safety

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Meta's $17B Settlement Drives Big-Ticket Reforms for Teen Safety
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California’s $17 billion settlement with Meta over teen harms on Facebook and Instagram comes with sweeping changes, after internal documents showed Meta knew minors faced severe risks far beyond what it publicly reported; the deal requires parental alerts, new safety controls, and cross-platform cooperation, though critics warn the agreement could edge toward censorship and doesn’t admit wrongdoing.

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