NYTIMES (Sam Sifton) - Getting Kids Offline
We explain the Meta deal.
AMERICANGREATNESS (AG Staff) - Meta Agrees to $18 Billion Settlement Over Claims Facebook, Instagram Harmed Children
Meta has agreed to pay approximately $18 billion to settle claims from states that Facebook and Instagram harmed children through addictive features and inadequate protections […] Source
AXIOS (Madison Mills) - Big Tech faces Big Resistance
Meta's landmark social media settlement marks the latest milestone in a decade-long unwinding of Big Tech's once-unfettered freedom to operate. Why it matters: The AI industry is watching closely . Its historic expansion, already fraught with job risks and public anxiety, depends on building thousands of power-hungry data centers in communities where opposition is rising fast. State of play: "The last time we've seen the public this angry about an industry was during the financial crisis," Nidhi Hegde, executive director of the American Economic Liberties Project, told Axios. - Meta's $17 billion settlement requires sweeping changes to how teens can use Instagram and Facebook, including daily time limits and restrictions on certain…
HUFFPOST (U.S. News) - Meta Reaches $16.68 Billion Settlement Over Social Media Harms To Children
The deal will end one of the highest-profile tests yet of allegations that social media companies harmed young users.
YOUTUBE (The Hill) - How Meta’s settlement will change teen access to its apps | THE GAVEL
Meta’s settlement with multiple states over teen addiction concerns will lead to new safeguards for young users on Instagram and Facebook. The Hill’s Zach Schonfeld breaks down the limits and parental controls included in the agreement. #meta #facebook #instagram #socialmedia #socialmediaaccounts #addiction #socialmediaaddiction #settlement #parentalcontrols #thegavel
NYTIMES (Emmy Martin) - What Does $17.1 Billion Mean for Meta?
The Silicon Valley company agreed to pay up to $17.1 billion in penalties as part of a landmark settlement with states over social media addiction claims.
YOUTUBE (MS NOW) - Meta settles in child social media addiction lawsuit
Meta settled just eight days into the social media addiction trial. Over two dozen states accused the tech company of endangering children by intentionally addicting kids to Facebook and Instagram. Katy Tur shares more details about the lawsuit.
DAILYCALLER (Dylan Kresak) - Meta Pays $17,000,000,000 Over Harm To Kids On Social Media
‘massive transformations that will reduce the risk of harm’
NYTIMES (Cecilia Kang) - What to Know About Social Media Addiction Lawsuits Against Meta, Snap, TikTok and YouTube
Landmark trials are testing a new legal strategy claiming that Meta, TikTok, Snap and YouTube caused personal injury through addictive products.