In the wake of several recent verdicts against it, Meta agreed to settle a case brought by numerous states that accused it of designing social media to be addictive. Meta agreed to pay up to $17 billion dollars and institute several safety reforms. NPR reports:
[California Attorney General Rob] Bonta’s office also said Meta had agreed to a default time limit of two hours for users under 18 and a nighttime block between midnight and 6am, both of which can only be lifted by a parent; default night and schooltime notification blocks; a ban on displaying the numbers of “likes” or reactions to posts made by minors; a ban on cosmetic surgery image filters for minors; and an option for young users to have a “non-personalized feed” that is not run by an algorithm targeting them with content.