Archive · 27 Aug 2026
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.
Meta agreed to change how children use Instagram and Facebook.
The agreement settles lawsuits brought by 29 US states.
The states accused Meta of harming young people’s mental wellbeing.
Meta will pay at least $12.1 billion under the settlement.
The total could reach $17.1 billion if future legal action involving other social media companies is included.
- Who
- Meta and 29 US states.
- What
- Meta agreed to changes affecting children’s use of Instagram and Facebook and to pay at least $12.1 billion to settle lawsuits.
- When
- The articles do not specify a date.
- Where
- The lawsuits involve the United States and 29 US states.
- Why
- The states accused Meta of harming young people’s mental wellbeing.
- Company
- Meta
- Platforms
- Instagram and Facebook
- States involved
- 29 US states
- Minimum settlement
- $12.1 billion
- Potential total
- Up to $17.1 billion
- Issue
- Alleged harm to young people’s mental wellbeing
- Agreement
- Legal settlement requiring changes to children’s platform use