Meta to Pay North Carolina $451M in Child Harm Settlement

Meta to pay North Carolina up to $645 million in landmark settlement

Attorney General Jeff Jackson announced Wednesday that Meta, the owner of Instagram and Facebook, will pay North Carolina up to $645 million and make major safety upgrades in a landmark […]

Meta to pay NC up to $645 million over child social media harms

Meta will pay North Carolina up to $645 million under a landmark child-safety settlement announced Wednesday by Attorney General Jeff Jackson and 50 other state and territorial attorneys general. The company, which owns Instagram and Facebook, must also impose sweeping new default limits on how teenagers use both apps. “The main purpose of this settlement is not money,” Jackson said at a press conference alongside Gov. Josh Stein and state Super…

Meta to pay North Carolina $451M in child harm settlement

Meta will introduce new protections and stricter parental controls for teen users.

NC Attorney General Jackson announces $451 million minimum settlement with Meta in child safety case

North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson announced at a Wednesday press conference that a $451 million minimum settlement has been reached in the case against Meta for their alleged harms to child users. The state could receive up to $645... The post NC Attorney General Jackson announces $451 million minimum settlement with Meta in child safety case appeared first on EdNC.