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Meta just agreed to a $17.1 billion settlement after being accused of designing its apps to be addictive for young users — with $12.1 billion paid over ten years and up to $5 billion more if TikTok and YouTube join similar safety efforts. The company’s making major changes: under-18 users will face nightly and school-day restrictions, silenced notifications, chronological feeds, hidden likes, and no more unrealistic filters. Officials call it a landmark win for kids’ safety, with changes rolling out within months. This follows another $900 million ruling against Meta for child exploitation failures — and yes, it’s inspiring a new movie, The Social Reckoning, hitting theaters in October.

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