cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/51177007
Think the roughly $18 Billion Meta has settled for over child safety is a slap on the wrist?
Wait until you see the actual details: 😀 Paid in annual installments over a 10-year period
😜 States receive the money, not the victims
🤑 30% will only be paid if YouTube & TikTok:
"…pay an amount matching the 30% figure “…implement a one-hour Daily Limit, Night Mode, and age assurance measures”
https://about.fb.com/news/2026/08/agreement-with-state-attorneys-general-supporting-teens/
Meta even wrote a wonderfully open letter to their competitors!
Sadly now everyone will have to verify themselves, too bad for Meta, now they will have to collect even more data - which we know they totally oppose and hate ;)
Baby steps. The political will isn’t there yet. First you ban it for kids who are the most vulnerable as their brains are not fully mature. Do the most good you can in a limited world