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Meta Settles Teen Safety Lawsuit | Lafayette Louisiana News
Meta just agreed to a landmark $17 billion settlement with state attorneys general, admitting its platforms like Instagram and Facebook were designed to addict teens. The deal mandates strict guardrails: 2-hour daily time limits for minors (overrideable by parents), nighttime lockouts from midnight to 6 AM, and silenced notifications during school hours. Meta also pledged faster content reporting—with 90% of reports responded to within six hours—and called on rivals like TikTok and YouTube to join the effort. This historic agreement, which avoids trial and sidelines Mark Zuckerberg’s…
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