Tech giant: Social media addiction lawsuit: Meta apparently talking about settlement
Several US states accuse Meta of designing its services to be addictive. According to a report, Meta has now held talks about an out-of-court settlement.
Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, has agreed to a settlement with 29 US states over allegations that its social media platforms are designed to be addictive for children. The company will pay up to $16.68 billion and implement nationwide changes for teenage users, including daily time limits and nighttime access blocks.
The states had accused Meta of designing its platforms to make minors dependent and deceiving consumers about their safety, as well as unlawfully collecting children's personal data to train AI models. Meta has denied the allegations while committing to protecting children on its platforms.
Written by urgent.news from Handelsblatt's report — not a translation of it. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.
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