{
  "id": 3675575,
  "title": "Arturo Béjar, a key witness in state AGs' trial against Meta, says terms of the settlement are insufficient to protect young users; Meta rejects the criticism (Nick Robins-Early/The Guardian)",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/arturo-bejar-a-key-witness-in-state-ags-trial-against-meta-says-terms",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-27T05:30:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Techmeme",
    "slug": "techmeme",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/aug/26/meta-trial-witness-settlement"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Meta has agreed to pay nearly $18 billion in settlements with almost every US state and impose new limits on children's social media use. The settlement, which requires court approval, resolves claims that Meta designed its products to foster compulsive use by children and failed to warn users of addiction and mental health risks.\n\nAs part of the settlement, Meta will impose a default two-hour daily time limit on users under 18, which can only be turned off with a parent's permission. The limit is cumulative across Facebook and Instagram, and time spent scrolling on both apps counts toward the total. Teens will also receive prompts after every 15 minutes of continuous screen time and when their total daily usage hits 60 and 90 minutes.\n\nArturo Béjar, a key witness in the trial and an ex-Facebook employee, said the terms of the settlement are insufficient to protect young users, according to The Guardian. Meta has rejected this criticism. The settlement does not cover thousands of personal injury claims and litigation from school districts in the US.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}