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Metas $17.1 billion settlement puts Instagram and Facebook on a digital bedtime

Meta has agreed to pay up to $17.1 billion to settle a multistate lawsuit alleging Facebook and Instagram were designed to hook children, while introducing stricter controls for U.S. teenagers, including screen-time limits, overnight restrictions, reduced notifications, stronger parental controls and non-personalised feeds, according to ToI correspondent Chidanand Rajghattas report.

27 Aug 2026 2:05 pm