Meta, U.S. states have discussed settling teen social media harm case: Report
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- Bloomberg Technology·6d agoMeta’s Newspaper Ad Blitz Ups Pressure on Social Media Rivals
Meta Platforms Inc. is intensifying its public pressure campaign on TikTok and YouTube, running full-page advertisements in top newspapers across the US demanding its rivals make comparable efforts to strengthen social media protections for teens.
Read at Bloomberg Technology → - TechCrunch·Aug 27Buried in Meta’s $18B settlement is a legal pass on kids’ data
Meta’s settlement with 29 states allows it to retain certain data from children under 13 to train and test age-detection models, highlighting a privacy trade-off built into the deal.
Read at TechCrunch → - BBC Top Stories·Aug 27Has Social Media For Children Just Changed Forever?
Tech giant Meta will pay up to $18billion to settle claims its platforms harm children
Read at BBC Top Stories → - Irish Times Business·Aug 27Q&A: Meta settled its US case. What does it all mean?
Company denied wrongdoing but agreement could have a wider impact on its business
Read at Irish Times Business → - National Post·Aug 27After U.S. settlement, European Union says Meta must ‘protect our kids too’
'The ball is in Meta's court,' spokesperson told reporters. 'Meta knows what we are expecting from them'
Read at National Post → - ET Tech·Aug 27Meta settlement puts social media industry on notice: 'There will be more'
Wednesday's historic settlement between Meta and dozens of US states could be just the start of a wave that will ripple across the social media industry, putting TikTok, YouTube and Snap under pressure to make similar changes to their apps for teens. "I hope that Snapchat,…
Read at ET Tech → - DW News EN·Aug 27Meta settles in US states lawsuit on teen user addiction
Meta has agreed to pay what could amount to billions of dollars and to implement platform usage limitations on young users in a lawsuit brought by US states. The challenge revolved around addiction issues and overuse.
Read at DW News EN → - Otago Daily Times·Aug 27Meta to pay billions to settle children’s social media addiction lawsuitsRead at Otago Daily Times →
- BBC Business·Aug 26Meta's $18bn settlement may hasten reckoning for social media on child safety
Perhaps our days of doomscrolling are numbered, writes the BBC's technology editor Zoe Kleinman.
Read at BBC Business → - SBS World·Aug 26A landmark US deal could change social media forever
Meta's agreement to pay up to $25 billion over the next decade to limit how teenagers use its platforms could transform social media.
Read at SBS World → - Ars Technica·Aug 26Meta settles states' child-safety claims for $18B; Florida rejects deal as "peanuts"
Meta to impose daily limit on child social media use in deal with nearly every state.
Read at Ars Technica → - The Register·Aug 26Meta's proposed $18B settlement in teen harm case throws YouTube and TikTok under the bus, too
Zuckercorp ties $5.3B of its payout to rivals playing along
Read at The Register → - The Hindu World·Aug 26Meta reaches $16.68 billion settlement over social media harms to children
The settlement was reached during a California federal trial over claims brought by 29 states, averting one of the highest-profile tests yet of allegations that social media companies harmed young users
Read at The Hindu World → - 7NEWS Australia·Aug 26Meta and US states settle landmark case over harms to children
Dozens of US state attorneys claimed the company intentionally designed addictive platforms.
Read at 7NEWS Australia → - The West Australian·Aug 26Meta settles social media addiction trial with California and other US states for up to $US17b
Meta and a coalition of 47 US states settled the major federal trial centring on allegations that the social media giant misrepresented the extent of child-related mental health harms caused by its platforms.
Read at The West Australian → - ARY News PK·Aug 26Meta reaches $16.68 billion settlement over social media harms to children
Meta reaches $16.68 billion settlement over social media harms to children
Read at ARY News PK → - Irish Examiner World·Aug 26Meta reaches €14.3 billion settlement over social media harms to children
The settlement was reached during a California federal trial over claims brought by 29 states, averting one of the highest-profile tests yet of allegations that social media companies harmed young users
Read at Irish Examiner World → - Sky News Tech·Aug 26Meta agrees to pay up to $16.6bn to settle social media addiction trial
Meta has agreed to pay up to $16.68bn (£12.26bn) to dozens of US states to settle claims that its social media platforms harmed children.
Read at Sky News Tech → - Deccan Chronicle Ent·Aug 26Meta, US States Discuss Settlement in Landmark Social Media Trial: Report
With more than three billion users around the world, Meta is fending off accusations by a coalition of 29 states that it deliberately designed its products to hook children and gather their data while misleading the public
Read at Deccan Chronicle Ent → - The Hindu Health·Aug 26Meta, U.S. states have discussed settling teen social media harm case: Report
Meta has denied the allegations, saying it has worked hard to protect children on its platforms
Read at The Hindu Health →