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Meta’s $16B Deal to Protect Teens | US News
Meta just agreed to a $16.7 billion settlement over ten years to protect teens from addictive app design, facing lawsuits for harmful features like endless scrolling and notifications. While denying wrongdoing, Meta’s move also challenges rivals TikTok and YouTube to adopt similar safeguards — including 2-hour daily limits, school-hour notification bans, and teen scroll reminders — pushing for industry-wide youth safety standards. Attorneys general hailed it as a landmark win, signaling that big tech must prioritize teen well-being over engagement wars. Meta hopes this bold step will force…
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