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Will Meta’s Settlement in Social Media Addiction Case Be a Boon for Research?

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A new foundation could help scientists assess the effects of fresh safety measures—if the company agrees to share its data

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To verify the age of users, sufficient information is needed to distinguish adults and minors.The Meta case thus opens up a question destined to go beyond social media: how to apply the "age assurance" without transforming it into an infrastructure capable of identifying and classifying everyone The article Meta pays 17 billion and wins: the security of children online and the paradox of "age assurance" comes from Cyber Security 360.

The company that owns Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp reaches a historic agreement in the United States and pledges to modify its apps to protect minors The post Meta will pay $17 billion for the addiction of young people to social networks first appeared on Junior Report.

The complaint against Meta, filed by dozens of American states in 2023, turned into a global scandal. Accused of pushing children to addiction to networks, the company decided to sign a very large cheque.

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Science broke the news in Washington, United States on Monday, August 31, 2026.
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