Meta Faces $16.68 Billion Settlement Over Instagram, Facebook Child Safety Design

Meta reached a settlement worth up to $16.68 billion in a case alleging Facebook and Instagram were designed to addict children and harvest their data, with the company denying wrongdoing but agreeing to major changes in safety features. Consumer app builders should note: addictive design patterns are now litigable; platforms will face pressure to implement teen controls, screen-time limits, and age-verification—cost of scale is rising.

Source: The Hindu Tech ↗