Meta asks YouTube, TikTok to join $5.3 billion settlement terms
Meta has proposed that YouTube and TikTok adopt similar restrictions on teenage use of social and video platforms as part of a roughly $18 billion settlement.
Meta is asking YouTube and TikTok to adopt a package of restrictions on teenage use of social and video platforms as part of an approximately $18 billion settlement reached with 52 US state, territorial and District of Columbia attorneys general.
The core of the agreement involves about $5.3 billion of Meta's payment being conditional on YouTube and TikTok implementing similar safeguards and making a matching payment. Meta states the measures aim to establish an industry-wide standard for protecting teenagers across their apps. The agreement is subject to judicial approval.
Meta seeks for YouTube and TikTok to implement a one-hour daily time limit, night mode, and age-assurance measures. Meta has not stated whether YouTube and TikTok have agreed to these terms, instead publicly calling on both platforms to join the agreement.
Meta itself is committing to a default two-hour daily limit across Facebook and Instagram for users under 18 in participating US states and territories. Teens can override this limit only with parental permission. Meta will also block access to its apps between midnight and 6 a.m. by default.