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All the ways Instagram and Facebook are changing for teens

The Verge
August 26, 2026(about 2 months ago)
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Meta just agreed to make sweeping changes for teens as part of a child safety settlement reached with attorneys general across the US. Under the agreement, Meta must apply new safeguards across Instagram and Facebook that will change how teens interact with the social media platforms, as well as res...

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Meta has agreed to implement new safety features for teenage users on Instagram and Facebook as part of a settlement with US state attorneys general. The changes will include new safeguards and restrictions on when teens can use these platforms. The settlement resolves a lawsuit claiming Meta and other social media companies designed their platforms to be addictive and failed to protect children.

Meta just agreed to make sweeping changes for teens as part of a child safety settlement reached with attorneys general across the US. Under the agreement , Meta must apply new safeguards across Instagram and Facebook that will change how teens interact with the social media platforms, as well as restrict their use during certain times. The settlement stems from a nationwide lawsuit alleging Meta, Google, TikTok, and Snap failed to protect children and made their platforms "addictive" by design....