Parents Seek Greater Proof and Protections After Meta’s $18B Settlement
TL;DR
Thirty US states won an $18 billion settlement with Meta over claims that Facebook and Instagram’s design and algorithms harmed minors, prompting new protections like two‑hour limits for under‑18s and time blocks. While Meta says the deal brings safety improvements, parents say it lacks full transparency and stronger safeguards, and they vow to keep pressing for accountability on algorithms, ads, and evidence sharing as cases against social platforms continue.
- Parents who lost children to social media harms question Meta settlement Al Jazeera
- Here’s what Meta’s $18 billion multistate settlement could mean for kids — and for its bottom line CNN
- What Meta settlement actually changes for Utah kids KSL
- “Anxious Generation” Author Jonathan Haidt on the Meta Settlement The New York Times
- Meta settles social media addiction case with California, other states for $16.7 billion CNBC
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