Meta pays a lot of money for safety
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The company Meta owns Facebook and Instagram. Many USA states sue Meta. They say: Meta makes children sick. Children feel sad and scared. Meta steals data from kids. Now both sides find a deal.
Meta pays nearly 17 billion dollars. This is much money. Meta wants no long trial. Meta changes important rules now. These rules keep children safe on the internet.
Young users get new time limits. After 2 hours the app locks. Only parents can change this limit. At night the app locks too. From midnight until 6 in the morning nobody uses the app. At school time young users get fewer messages.
Meta asks other firms to change too. For example YouTube and TikTok. All firms must protect kids. Experts say: This is a good sign for child safety.
Meta pays nearly 17 billion dollars. This is much money. Meta wants no long trial. Meta changes important rules now. These rules keep children safe on the internet.
Young users get new time limits. After 2 hours the app locks. Only parents can change this limit. At night the app locks too. From midnight until 6 in the morning nobody uses the app. At school time young users get fewer messages.
Meta asks other firms to change too. For example YouTube and TikTok. All firms must protect kids. Experts say: This is a good sign for child safety.
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Definitions
- Konzern
- A big company with many smaller firms.
- Vergleich
- An agreement to stop a fight.
- Daten
- Information about a person.
- Algorithmus
- A rule for computers.
People
- Mark Zuckerberg
- He is the boss of Meta.
- Frances Haugen
- She tells secrets about Meta.
Locations
- Vereinigte Staaten
- A big country with 50 states.
- Kalifornien
- A state in the west of the USA.
Sources
TechCrunch
Meta agrees to sweeping changes to restrict kids' access to its apps as part of settlement with states | TechCrunch
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Tiroler Tageszeitung
Meta zahlt fast 17 Mrd. Dollar und entgeht damit einem brisanten Prozess | Tiroler Tageszeitung Online
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TechCrunch
Meta settles for $18 billion in lawsuit brought by 29 states over social media harms to children | TechCrunch
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