Le logo de Meta, société américaine qui détient et exploite Facebook, Instagram, Threads et WhatsApp, au Forum économique mondial (FEM) à Davos, le 19 janvier 2025 (Fabrice COFFRINI) The EU said Thursday it expects Meta to address “addictive” features of its platforms in Europe, after the tech giant agreed to sweeping limits on teen use...Read More
The UK government expects the Instagram owner Meta to roll out the same protections for children in Britain as those it agreed in the US on Wednesday, as part of a court settlement that could cost the company up to $18bn (£13bn). Pat McFadden, the work and pensions secretary, said on Thursday he did not...Read More
What This Story Is About A mother, Shannon Heacock, describes losing her son Elijah after online exploitation and is speaking out against big tech companies. Why It Matters Heacock says internal company documents and personal experience show children are being deliberately targeted online, despite parental oversight. What Happens Next Heacock says she will keep fighting...Read More
Meta has reached a settlement with US states in an $18B lawsuit accusing the social media giant of deliberately making Instagram addictive to teenagers. The money will be used to fund youth safety initiatives and more, though there is a catch. More importantly, the company has agreed to introduce unprecedented protections against overuse of its...Read More
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Updated Aug. 27, 2026, 6:49 a.m. ET New York could receive up to $1.15 billion under a proposed multistate settlement with Meta that would require the company to make significant changes to how children and teenagers use Facebook and Instagram. New York Attorney General Letitia James announced the agreement Wednesday with a bipartisan coalition of...Read More
This photo shows the mobile phone app logos for, from left, Facebook and Instagram. Richard Drew/Associated Press Tammy Rodriquez of Hartford, who blames social media for her 11-year-old daughter Selena’s media addiction and 2021 suicide. Ken Dixon/Hearst Connecticut Media Attorney General William Tong in the State Office Building on Wednesday, announcing a $265 million settlement with Meta...Read More
Meta has agreed to pay up to $17.1 billion (€14.7 billion) to settle claims brought by dozens of US states and territories that its Facebook and Instagram platforms harmed children. The deal, announced on August 26, resolves litigation originally filed by 29 states in 2023 and later joined by additional states and territories. The settling...Read More
In a bellwether case for U.S. privacy and kids’ online safety rules, social media giant Meta agreed Monday to pay $17 billion and implement a series of landmark reforms, settling accusations that it knew and hid findings that its Facebook and Instagram apps are addictive. The settlement, agreed to just days into a civil trial,...Read More
Meta has agreed to pay up to $18 billion to settle a landmark lawsuit alleging its social media apps harm teenagers. Morningstar expects only a marginal hit to teen usage and little revenue impact from the new restrictions from proposed changes to Meta’s apps. The $18 billion deal covers 48 states and four U.S. jurisdictions,...Read More
