Meta Platforms reached an $18 billion settlement with 48 U.S. states on 26 August 2026, requiring new protections for users under 18 including a two-hour daily time limit and stronger age verification to keep children under 13 off platforms. Critics say the measures, while historic, remain insufficient.
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Time limits and a midnight cutoff: Meta’s new rules for kids go further, but critics say not enough AP News
Kids under 18 will soon see a host of changes to their Instagram and Facebook experiences thanks to a historic $18 billion settlement Meta Platforms reached Wednesday with 48 U.S. states.
Meta has agreed to strengthen its age estimates to keep kids under 13 off its platforms and teens in age-appropriate accounts, enact a hard limit of two hours a day for users under 18, block kids from the apps from midnight to 6 a.m., and hide "like" counts, among other changes.