Meta just agreed to $16.68B β€” here's what changes for teens


Meta's Settlement Just Changed How Teens Use Instagram

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A settlement filed today in Oakland federal court will change how teenagers use Instagram and Facebook.

Meta agreed to resolve claims from 29 states that it designed its apps to keep kids hooked, misled families about safety, and collected children's data without parental consent. It settled eight days into trial, before any verdict. Meta denies wrongdoing.

The number is messier than the headline. Court papers put the payment at up to $16.68 billion. Meta's own statement describes roughly $18 billion, paid in annual installments over ten years β€” but that figure also folds in Cambridge Analytica claims and a separate Texas deal. Texas was not part of the group settlement.

What Meta agreed to do, nationwide:

Default two-hour daily limit for under-18s
A block from midnight to 6am
Both liftable only by a parent
Like counts hidden on posts by minors
Default notification blocks at night and during school hours
Age checks that face independent testing, with strict error limits

A judge still has to approve the deal. More than 3,000 related cases are still moving.

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