# Meta agrees to settlement in youth addiction case, pledges platform changes

https://mins.news/en/item/33240

- Al Jazeera, 2026-08-26 14:21 UTC
- Tech
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2026/8/26/meta-agrees-to-settlement-platform-changes-in-youth-addiction-case?traffic_source=rss

> Meta has agreed to pay up to $16.68bn to settle claims from 29 US states that Facebook and Instagram were designed to addict children, mislead consumers and collect children’s data. It will introduce two-hour daily limits and nighttime blocks for under-18s, and remove users under 13. Meta denies wrongdoing, and the settlement still requires court approval.

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