Meta has agreed to pay up to $16.7 billion and implement child-safety changes to Facebook and Instagram, settling claims from 29 US states that it designed the platforms to addict children, misled consumers about safety risks, and improperly collected children's personal data. The changes include daily usage limits, nighttime usage restrictions for children, and stronger measures against age-restricted content access. The settlement also resolves separate privacy lawsuits tied to the Cambridge Analytica scandal, with affected states receiving $459.3 million. Meta denies wrongdoing, and similar litigation continues against Meta, Snap, Alphabet, and ByteDance over alleged youth mental health harms.
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