UN urges child-safe design across all social media, after Meta settlement
The UN urges all social media platforms to adopt child‑safe designs following Meta’s settlement limiting teen use of Facebook and Instagram.Summary
The United Nations called on Thursday for child‑safe design across the social media industry after Meta agreed to sweeping limits on teen use of Facebook and Instagram in several US states. Meta’s settlement, which could reach up to $18 billion, resolves claims that the company deliberately engineered its platforms to hook young users, misled the public about risks, and unlawfully collected data from children under 13. UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk said children should not have to wait for lawsuits to be safe online and urged governments and tech firms to implement broader safety measures, citing the UN’s 10‑point guideline on children’s online safety, which calls for default data protection, bans on micro‑targeting, oversight, and remedies for rights violations.
(Source：Citizen Digital)