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Meta’s Big Shift for Young Users | Texas News
Meta’s Facebook and Instagram are getting a major overhaul aimed at protecting young users, with daily time limits, mandatory “productive pauses,” and the removal of features linked to mental health harm. After a landmark legal settlement with 49 jurisdictions, Meta agreed to pay over $16.8 billion — a fraction of the potential $1.4 trillion penalty — while implementing strict usage controls including nighttime bans, silenced notifications, and enhanced age verification. Critics say the payout is too low, but new safeguards, monitored by an independent auditor, mark a pivotal step toward…
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