Meta has agreed to implement daily usage limits and nighttime blocks on its Instagram and Facebook apps as part of a settlement with U.S. states.

"Meta on Wednesday reached a landmark settlement with 47 states, the District of Columbia and U.S. territories, agreeing to pay up to $17.1 billion in penalties and make major changes to its products over claims it endangered children with addictive social media platforms. In a dramatic capitulation, the owner of Facebook and Instagram agreed to the financial penalties for violating federal child privacy and states’ consumer protection laws, the states announced." It's a start! https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/26/technology/meta-settlement-social-media-addiction-lawsuit.html?unlocked_article_code=1.8VA.ZtqI.fwAUe8Daa-Lj&smid=url-share #news #TechNews #meta #facebook #SocialMedia #SocialMediaLawsuit #SocialMediaTrial

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/aug/26/meta-social-media-addiction-trial-settlement Welly-well... The surveillance capitalists that piss on us must pay. 'Meta agreed to significant changes to its Instagram and Facebook apps in a settlement that ended a landmark lawsuit on Wednesday. Dozens of US states had accused the tech giant of addicting and harming children with dangerous products. The agreement curtails a major trial in California and will require the social media company to pay up to $17bn. Meta agreed to establish safeguards for teenage users, including daily usage limits and blocks on nighttime use nationwide in the US. This is the first time in the US that Meta has been forced to change key features of the experience of everyday users.' #meta #instagram #facebook #lawsuit #SurveillanceCapitalism