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With time limits and stronger age checks, Meta's new rules for kids go further. Critics say it's not enough

Meta has agreed to strengthen its age estimates to keep kids under 13 off its platforms and teens in age-appropriate accounts, enact a hard limit of two hours a day for users under 18, block kids from the apps from midnight to 6 a.m., and hide "like" counts, among other changes.

With time limits and stronger age checks, Meta's new rules for kids go further. Critics say it's not enough

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