Meta, the owner of Facebook and Instagram, agrees to introduce new controls for teens on its platforms. The company says it will block teen accounts from using its apps during nighttime hours and will impose a default daily time cap of two hours on total use across its family of apps.
The decision is linked to a wider US legal settlement involving states. Multiple outlets report that Meta’s commitments are part of a $16.7 billion settlement with US states over allegations that the company deliberately engineered its platforms to be addictive for minors. While the basic measures are consistent across reports, outlets focus on different elements of the same package: some highlight the specific features—night-time restrictions and a two-hour cumulative limit—while others emphasize the settlement context that prompted the changes.
