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Meta to Pay Up to $16.68 Billion to Settle Landmark Child Safety Social Media Case
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TL;DR
- Meta to pay up to $16.68 billion to settle a child safety case with 29 US states.
- The settlement resolves claims that Meta deliberately made its social media apps addictive for children.
- New rules for teenage users include default daily time limits and night-time blocks.
- Meta will also enhance age verification checks and parental control tools.
- Meta denies wrongdoing as part of the settlement, which includes a $2.2 billion payment to California.
- Meta shares rose 4.7% following the news of the settlement.