- Meta has agreed to pay up to $17bn (£12.5bn) to settle a US lawsuit after 29 states accused the company of harming young people’s wellbeing.
- The deal introduces daily limits, nighttime blocks and hidden likes for US users on Instagram and Facebook, without Meta admitting wrongdoing.
- UK child-safety campaigners, including the Molly Rose Foundation, have urged the UK government to take similar decisive action against social media companies.
- Campaigners argued the US settlement demonstrates that tech giants can be held to account over harmful and addictive platform features.
- The UK government stated it is following developments closely while preparing to introduce a social media ban for under-16s next year.
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