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Reform of all social media should come with Meta changes, UN confirms
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All of social media should be designed to be safe for children, the UN human rights chief has said after Meta settled a massive court case in the US.
Key facts
- On Tuesday, Meta agreed to pay up to $18bn (£13.3bn) to 48 US states, plus the District of Columbia and three US territories
- The penalties will paid over 10 years, but $5.3bn of it is contingent on YouTube and TikTok also implementing the following measures
- Meta's $18bn settlement may hasten reckoning for social media on child safety
- Meta to pay up to $18bn to settle claims its platforms harm children
Summary
Part of the deal the tech giant struck with almost all US states was to add more child safety measures - but Meta also called on TikTok and YouTube to add the same features. The UN's high commissioner for human rights Volker Türk said governments needed to "step up rather than wait for courts and companies to act". He added: "Children should not have to wait for a lawsuit to be safe online. Türk said Meta's proposed changes, which include time limits and parental supervision controls, aligned with what he had been calling for - "but they're not there yet".