Nokia621, CC BY-SA 4.0 , via Wikimedia Commons Attorney General Ken Paxton announced Wednesday that his office has secured a proposed settlement worth more than $1 billion with Meta Platforms Inc. that would require the company to adopt new safety features for children using its social media platforms. Paxton said the agreement would direct more...Read More
LANSING, Mich. (News 10) – Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced a landmark multistate settlement with Meta Platforms Inc. that will require the company to implement new child-safety measures on Instagram and Facebook. Michigan will receive at least $171 million under the agreement, which resolves claims brought by 47 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto...Read More
The tell came immediately from the stock market. Meta shares rose 4.4 percent in premarket trading Wednesday as the company agreed to a proposed settlement worth up to $16.68 billion over child-safety claims. It’s a reaction that captures the somewhat perverse economics of penalizing one of America’s richest companies. The deal, reached during a federal...Read More
The settlement, filed in court Wednesday, calls for Meta to pay approximately 7% upfront with the remainder structured over time. As part of a proposed consent judgment, Meta must introduce daily usage limits and nighttime blocks for teenage users, stronger age-verification measures to keep children off its platforms, and expanded parental control tools. Meta denied...Read More
On age verification, the court said federal children’s privacy law prevents Meta from applying certain verification tools to children under 13. Instead, the judge ordered Meta to improve its existing age-assurance tools in New Mexico — including artificial intelligence-based age estimation — and to develop a dedicated model for identifying users under 13 within two...Read More
Updated August 19, 2026 at 8:40 AM EDT Sign up for alerts on breaking news and exclusive reporting from NPR OAKLAND, Calif. – A landmark trial got underway on Tuesday pitting Meta Platforms against a consortium of states accusing the company of designing its platforms to hook young users and misleading the public about it....Read More
SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil’s data protection regulator on Tuesday fined TikTok parent company ByteDance more than 153 million reais (nearly $30 million) because of alleged failures in the handling of personal data of children and teenagers. It’s the South American nation’s latest move against social media companies. The regulatory body said in its ruling...Read More
Brazil has taken a tough stance on the regulation of social media platforms, cracking down on disinformation and requiring users under 16 to have their accounts linked to those of their parents. Fabricio Lopes, an enforcement director with the ANPD data protection agency, told a press conference that TikTok “was not taking the necessary measures...Read More
Updated August 19, 2026 at 2:40 AM HST Sign up for alerts on breaking news and exclusive reporting from NPR OAKLAND, Calif. – A landmark trial got underway on Tuesday pitting Meta Platforms against a consortium of states accusing the company of designing its platforms to hook young users and misleading the public about it....Read More
PENNSYLVANIA (WBNG) — Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday has filed a lawsuit against Snap, Inc., alleging the company fails to protect children and warn users about the addictive nature of Snapchat. The legal complaint seeks to force the social media giant to implement stronger safety measures and accurately represent its platform in app stores. State...Read More
