A federal judge in Oakland, California, has suspended Meta's trial over alleged harms to young users while she reviews a settlement worth up to 17.1 billion dollars with 47 US states.
The deal would require Meta to impose a default two-hour daily screen-time cap for teenagers on Facebook and Instagram, mute notifications during school hours, and stop displaying like counts for under-18s.
Meta has denied wrongdoing but agreed to the terms, in what the judge called an excellent way to resolve the litigation.
Ira Spitzer reports from San Francisco.
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Ira Spitzer, our reporter in San Francisco, says the settlement could have far-reaching consequences for Meta's competitors as well.
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