Social media giant Meta will pay almost $17 billion to settle a lawsuit that claimed its products Instagram and Facebook harmed young users.

Wednesday’s settlement resolves a lawsuit brought against Meta by 29 states over claims Instagram and Facebook were deliberately designed to get children hooked.

Meta was also accused of misleading users about how safe minors were on its platforms, and of improperly collecting personal data of children under 13 while they used its platforms.

As part of the settlement, Meta will impose daily usage limits on users under the age of 18, and also make it harder for minors to access its platforms at night.

‘Today, we have secured a settlement with Meta that will make social media less dangerous for our kids and make a world of a difference for children and their families,’ California Attorney General Rob Bonta said in a statement celebrating the development.

He maintained that Meta will enact the ‘massive transformations’ on its platforms ‘within months.’

The trial was co-led by Bonta and AGs from Colorado, New Jersey and Kentucky.

Meta owns and operates Facebook, Instagram and Threads.

Proceedings for the landmark federal trial began in Oakland, California, last week. It had originally been scheduled to run through early October.

‘I am proud to deliver this settlement that addresses the concerns at the core of our lawsuit and institutes real change, real transparency, and real enforceable protections for children on Facebook and Instagram – right now, no more waiting,’ Bonta’s office said in its statement.

The AG specifically said Meta had agreed to install a default time limit of two hours for users under the age of 18, as well as a night-time block between the hours of midnight and 6am. Parents can lift both settings.

Other mandated defaults include restrictions on the notifications youngsters and teens receive during school and night-time hours, and a ban on showing the numbers of ‘likes’ or reactions to posts published by minors.

A ban on cosmetic surgery image filters for young users was agreed upon as well, Bonta said.

Also included in the settlement but not required is an option for young users to elect for a ‘non-personalized feed,’ rather than one fueled by an algorithm.

Meta must also hire an independent auditor to ensure the company adheres to another provision – that the company no longer peddles ‘further false, misleading, or deceptive statements around its safety features,’ Bonta said.

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