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• NewsMax.com NewsMax.com on x

  Meta Calls on TikTok, YouTube to Join New Teen Safety Standards

• @chadfwolf Chad Wolf on x

  Parents, not social media companies, should have the final say over how much time their children spend online and what they are exposed to.  @Meta 's new protections are a step in the right direction but more can be done.  Now TikTok and the rest of the industry should adopt stro…

• @adamkovac Adam Kovacevich on x

  Arguably “putting the screws to its competitors” was the main upside of the deal for Meta

• @mikeisaac Rat King on x

  didnt realize yesterday but the company is also running this as an ad you'll likely see at the top of your IG and FB feeds (if you're an american user, that is)

• @josh_hammer Josh Hammer on x

  There is a lot to love in this settlement. Meta will be making real, meaningful changes. Now it's time for Google/YouTube, TikTok, and Snapchat to follow suit—and for Congress to finally pass the App Store Accountability Act. Only industry-wide solutions will prove durable.

• @mikeisaac Rat King on x

  after the initial shock of the settlement headlines yesterday, it took me a bit to see just how much Meta is putting the screws to its competitors https://www.nytimes.com/...

• @joellthayer Joel Thayer on x

  [...] TikTok, Google, and Snap have no excuse left.  Match it and join Meta here.  This is especially true for Google, that has spent billions of dollars at the state and federal levels to fight targeted solutions like KOSA and ASAA.  Do the right thing for once in your corporate…

• @adamkovac Adam Kovacevich on x

  In the sunlight of the next day, Meta's settlement looks less like a child safety “win” and more like a prosecutorial gun aimed at TikTok, Snap, and YouTube.  Meta's contingent settlement payment is essentially a bounty: billions more for states if its rivals are brought into the…

• @repdeluzio Congressman Chris Deluzio on x

  Make no mistake—this $18B Meta settlement is a big win for our kids' health and safety. But one settlement with one corporation is not enough. Congress must act to protect our kids from Big Tech.

• @mikeisaac Rat King on x

  and look, if you believe — as many do — that social media needs reining in, this type of mutually assured destruction could ultimately be net beneficial to young people if meta succeeds sort of a “the worst person you know just made a great point” thing for meta antagonists

• @laurengoode Lauren Goode on bluesky

  NEW, from me and @peard33.bsky.social: Child safety groups and former Meta employees welcome the proposed changes to how Instagram and Facebook will work for teens—but they also think states should have demand more, and kids remain vulnerable on social apps www.wired.com/story/th…

• The Office of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex The Office of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex on x

  Prince Harry and Meghan say Meta's settlement fails to include an apology or mention the billions it will pay out because of claims brought by the AGs

• @blkhoih96132 @blkhoih96132 on x

  this is gonna be a thread. Idk how long lol. The devil is in the details. This is age verification. Meta likes this. They want this. They want that juicey information. Age verification works by giving over your ID. Your face. Your address. Your personal info

• @blkhoih96132 @blkhoih96132 on x

  One method is... YOUR HAND!? (Thank goodness Kira isn't real holy crap. Well anyways I digress.) This is personal information that meta likes so they can sell it and to track you. They will abuse it. They got caught many times red handed. This will destroy privacy

• @taylorlorenz Taylor Lorenz on x

  Meta's $17 billion settlement with the states is all over the news, and almost every story misleads the public on what the actual agreement said.  It requires every adult user to give up their privacy just to get online, orders Meta to get better at surveilling you and linking yo…

• @blkhoih96132 @blkhoih96132 on x

  this also doesn't get into the factor of data leaks and breaches that happen nonstop. Here's some links to some of em https://panorays.com/... https://cybernews.com/... this also places barriers on free speech due to the fact no one will want to speak if the government and big t…

• @mattinformed Matt Johnston on x

  Meta/Facebook users, remember this: in order for Facebook to identify teens via their data profiling capability, they will need to analyze every user.  Now they are mandated to gather more data about everyone, perform deeper analytics about everyone, and have in-line capabilities…

• @blkhoih96132 @blkhoih96132 on x

  can track them. This is building towards a system of digital IDs. This doesn't solve the core issues at hand like the fact that algorithm doesn't get fixed. age verification can be bypassed. It takes away paternal authority. parents know their kids the best. I can keep on going

• @sarahigdon Sara Higdon on x

  Why did META settle instead of fighting in court?  Because they have been pushing government to enact ID verification laws, so they can then take your metadata and sell it for much more than this settlement is for.  They couldn't do it on their own because people would rightfully…

• Andy Walsh Andy Walsh on linkedin

  Meta just paid $18 billion to settle claims it knowingly built Instagram and Facebook to hook kids.  —  And within days, they're running full …

• @laurenfeiner Lauren Feiner on bluesky

  The most striking part of Meta's kids safety settlement was that it name-checked its top rivals.  Snap, TikTok, and YouTube aren't technically constrained by this agreement, but Meta seems to be making a power move to pressure them into adopting similar restrictions. www.theverge…

• r/privacy r on reddit

  Age verification through Coercion.