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TechMeta unexpectedly settles for $18bn, potentially accelerating social media’s reckoning over child safety

Meta has agreed to pay $18bn to settle allegations that Facebook and Instagram harmed children. The deal includes changes for younger users, including a default two-hour limit for known teenagers across both platforms, while new measures to identify child users may take a year to roll out fully.

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BBBC Chinese★★★★☆2026-08-27 06:36Original

Meta unexpectedly settles for $18bn, potentially accelerating social media’s reckoning over child safety
Meta unexpectedly settles for $18bn, potentially accelerating social media’s reckoning over child safetyTech