Addiction à Facebook et Instagram : Meta s’évite un procès historique et une sanction colossale aux Etats-Unis
Menacée d’une amende de 200 milliards de dollars pour avoir délibérément rendu les mineurs dépendants de ses réseaux sociaux, l’entreprise a accepté de limiter l’accès des adolescents à ses plateformes et de verser jusqu’à 18 milliards de dollars pour clore les poursuites, l’équivalent d’un mois de chiffre d’affaires.
Meta Platforms has agreed to a settlement with 48 US states over allegations that its social media platforms, Facebook and Instagram, were designed to addict children. The company will pay up to $18 billion over the next decade and limit how teenagers use its platforms. According to Le Monde Economie, this amount is equivalent to a month of the company's revenue.
As part of the settlement, Meta will restrict teenagers' use of Facebook and Instagram to two hours a day and block all usage from midnight to 6 a.m., unless parents consent. The company will also pay out a portion of the funds depending on whether competing platforms, such as TikTok and YouTube, adopt similar safety standards. Semafor reports that part of the settlement will only be paid out if these platforms introduce similar restrictions.
The settlement brings an end to a federal trial that accused Meta of prioritizing engagement over the safety of young users and misleading the public about the safety of its platforms. According to Business Recorder, four states - California, Colorado, Kentucky, and New Jersey - had sought close to $200 billion in civil penalties. The agreement could provide a template for resolving thousands of other lawsuits against social media companies.
Brief written by urgent.news from Le Monde Economie, Semafor, Business Recorder, Joy Business, Fast Company — 5 reports on this story. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.
