Meta's AG settlement says its age verification framework will use “reliable age signals” shared with it by “OS and app stores operated by Apple and Google”
Under its splashy agreement with state AGs, Meta gets to flaunt the high road, while dragging its competitors.
Sources: Adam Mosseri met with state AG representatives roughly a month ago, saying Meta would appeal any adverse verdict but was willing to make changes
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Meta's AG settlement gives it a moat to write child safety rules for other social media platforms, with little evidence its new safety features will help kids
including adults — while handing the states a pipeline to that data for whatever else they decide it's useful for.”Mike Masnick /@masnick.com:In case you wanted about 3,700 words on the problems with ...
Meta says its AG deal requires it to create an age assurance standard that is subject to independent testing, with a false positive rate no higher than 10%
Meta has to pay a $17 billion fine for what they did to become a $1.5 trillion company.
Meta's AG settlement will be distributed to the 48 signing states and four jurisdictions in annual installments over a 10-year period based on their populations
but not Florida
Meta's AG settlement will be distributed to the 48 signing states and four jurisdictions in annual installments over a 10-year period based on their populations
The deal contains broad new safeguards for underage users but only pays out in full if TikTok and YouTube make similar concessions
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