Meta settlement brings major changes for teen social media users

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Lennon Torres of Heat Initiative holds a banner with names of young people who advocates say died as a result of social media outside the Ronald V. Dellums Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse on Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2026, in Oakland, Calif. Meta has agreed to a proposed multibillion-dollar settlement that would add default time limits, overnight restrictions and stronger parental controls to teen accounts on Facebook and Instagram. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)

Meta Platforms has agreed to pay as much as $16.68 billion and overhaul safeguards for young Facebook and Instagram users to resolve allegations that its platforms encouraged compulsive use among children and teenagers. The proposed agreement, announced Wednesday, must still receive court approval, Reuters reported.

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