Whistleblower says Meta’s $18B settlement falls short of protecting kids’ lives
Meta's $18B settlement criticized by former Facebook safety employee for insufficient child protections and accountability.Summary
Arturo Bejar, a former Facebook safety employee and whistleblower, criticized Meta’s $18 billion settlement with more than two dozen states as inadequate to protect children, arguing it gives the company too much power to define harm. The agreement requires Meta to pay $18 billion over ten years and implement platform changes such as time limits, nighttime blackouts, school‑hour silencing and age‑verification tools. While California’s attorney general called the deal "groundbreaking," Florida’s top law‑enforcement official rejected it as a "rounding error" for a trillion‑dollar firm, and the settlement ties 30 % of funds to similar measures by YouTube and TikTok. Meanwhile, the California legislature passed a bill to ban addictive features for users under 16, awaiting the governor’s signature.
(Source：Wtvc)