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Meta’s 48-State Teen-Safety Settlement
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Meta reached an $18 billion settlement with 48 states over claims that Facebook and Instagram harmed teens. It calls for default teen-account restrictions, including a two-hour daily cap, night and school blocks, hidden like counts and a ban on cosmetic face filters; the report does not say whether the settlement has been finalized or the restrictions implemented.
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Meta's $18 Billion Teen Limits Rewrite Facebook and Instagram
Eight days into the first federal addiction trial, Meta offered states up to $17-$18 billion and default teen limits — with $5.3 billion hostage to whether TikTok and YouTube follow.
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- No verified schedule, audit method, or age-verification error standard in sources provided.
- No confirmed public commitment by rivals to match Meta’s limits.
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People
Rob BontaAttorney General of California since 20211 report
Yvonne Gonzalez RogersUnited States district court judge1 report
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- CaliforniaCalifornia, USA1 report
- FloridaFlorida, USA1 report
- New MexicoNew Mexico, USA1 report
- OaklandOakland, CA, USA1 report
- TexasTexas, USA1 report
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