Meta's proposed $18B settlement in teen harm case throws YouTube and TikTok under the bus, too
Meta announced on Wednesday that it has offered to pay about $18 billion to settle the lawsuit against it brought by 52 attorneys general from US states, territories, and the District of Columbia. But part of that payout and some of its concessions are being conditioned on whether YouTube and TikTok will adopt its new teen-targeted usage restrictions, too.
The case, led by the California Attorney General, was first filed in 2023, and accused Zuckercorp of not only illegally collecting data on its underage users, but also designing its platforms in such a way that it put young users at risk and drove excessive use. All the while, the suit alleged, Meta lied about those risks to users, their families, and the public in violation of state and federal laws.
Meta admitted no wrongdoing in the proposed settlement, naturally, though it’s still going to make considerable changes to...
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