Meta’s $18bn settlement may hasten reckoning for social media on child safety0

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• August 27, 2026

As part of the settlement, the social media giant has agreed to make a number of changes to the way Instagram and Facebook operate for its youngest users. Some experts say it is long overdue. The new safety barriers include a two-hour time limit across both platforms, which will be a default setting for known