Meta hit with record $942 million penalty over child safety failures
Meta Meta has been ordered to pay a record $942 million after a US judge ruled the company failed to protect children from harm on its social media platforms.
The ruling marks the largest financial penalty Meta has faced over child safety.
In addition to the financial penalty, the judge ordered Meta to introduce stricter safeguards, including blocking adults from messaging minors, removing "like" counts for users under 18, restricting overnight notifications and limiting teenage use of Facebook and Instagram to about three hours a day.
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