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Meta Pays $17B to Protect Teens | Adelaide News
Meta just agreed to a $17 billion settlement, the largest consumer protection deal ever, after being accused of designing Facebook and Instagram to addict teens and harvesting data from kids under 13 without consent. The deal ends a high-profile trial that would have put CEO Mark Zuckerberg on the stand, and comes amid bipartisan scrutiny over how social media harms youth mental health. As part of the agreement, Meta will roll out hard usage limits, mandatory breaks, stronger parental controls, and hide engagement metrics like like counts — though critics say these are only surface-level…
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