NextCommerce
Analysis
Meta’s $18 Billion Teen Settlement Resets Platform Safety
A court-approved agreement with 52 attorneys general ties Meta to product changes, independent oversight and roughly $18 billion in payments over 10 years.
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Topic: Child Safety
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Developing
TikTok Agrees to $400 Million Children’s Privacy Settlement
TikTok and ByteDance will pay $400 million to resolve a federal COPPA case, with $300 million due immediately and no admission of wrongdoing.
NextCommerce
Analysis
Social Platforms Lose Their Attempt to Stop Thousands of Addiction Lawsuits
The 9th Circuit dismissed an early appeal from major platforms, allowing more than 3,000 federal cases to continue without deciding the allegations.
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News Brief
Meta Ordered to Pay $567 Million—and Change How Facebook and Instagram Protect Children
A New Mexico court found Meta’s platforms created a public nuisance, bringing the company’s total liability in the case to $942 million and imposing five years of youth-safety requirements.