Meta imposes two-hour daily limit and overnight block for teen use on Facebook and Instagram

Meta’s youth-safety settlement requires a default two-hour daily cap on combined Facebook and Instagram use for users under 18, blocks overnight access from midnight to 6 a.m., adds school-day focus modes and 15-minute usage prompts, enhances parental controls, and pushes non-personalized feeds and stricter age verification. The deal also includes independent audits, potential industry-wide adoption with rival platforms, and a rollout over coming months to years.