Meta Agrees to Major Youth Safety Changes After Settlement

Meta runs Instagram and Facebook.

Twenty-nine US states said the company’s platforms could harm young people’s mental wellbeing.

Meta agreed to change how children use the platforms.

The agreement is part of a legal settlement.

Meta will pay at least $12.1 billion.

The amount could become $17.1 billion.

That higher amount depends on future legal action involving other social media companies.

The settlement is meant to resolve the lawsuits brought by the states.