Meta will pay $18 billion for teen safety, asks TikTok and YouTube to follow suit

Meta has agreed to a settlement between $17.1 billion and $18 billion to enhance teen safety. This deal introduces mandatory time limits and default safeguards across Facebook and Instagram. Following this agreement, Meta is pressuring TikTok and YouTube to adopt similar measures. The company aims for these new safety requirements to become the industry standard, urging other major platforms to match its commitment to protecting younger users through these specific systemic changes and financial investments.