{"id":20941,"date":"2026-08-27T08:00:26","date_gmt":"2026-08-27T08:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=20941"},"modified":"2026-08-27T08:00:26","modified_gmt":"2026-08-27T08:00:26","slug":"meta-settlement-puts-social-media-industry-on-notice-there-will-be-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=20941","title":{"rendered":"Meta settlement puts social media industry on notice: &#8216;There will be more&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <div style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: 300px 160px; gap: 2px; width: 460px; background: #eee; padding: 2px;\">\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u6574\u884c\u5bbd\u5e7f\u544a -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876674\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 90px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876676\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u5de6\u4fa7\u7ad6\u6392 -->\r\n  <div style=\"height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876672\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"height: 500px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876680\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u53f3\u4fa7\u6469\u5929\u697c\uff08\u548c\u5de6\u4fa7\u5b8c\u5168\u5bf9\u9f50\uff09 -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-row: 3\/5; height: 750px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876678\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  \r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e6\" data-zoneid=\"5876682\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n<\/div><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div style=\"padding-right:0;padding-left:0\">\n<p>Wednesday\u2019s historic settlement between Meta and dozens of US states could be just the start of a wave that will ripple across the social media industry, putting TikTok, YouTube and Snap under pressure to make similar changes to their apps for teens.<\/p>\n<p>Parts of the settlement hinge on whether those three companies, referred to as \u201cCore Industry Members\u201d in a legal filing, take similar action.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s \u201cthe right path forward for our whole industry, but this framework will only work if all our peers join us,\u201d Meta Chief Legal Officer C.J. Mahoney said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>California led a coalition of states that accused Meta of designing Instagram and Facebook to hook minors, harvest their data and deceive the public.<\/p>\n<p>California and New York are leading a separate lawsuit against TikTok.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve definitely had communications with TikTok around our lawsuit and what we\u2019re seeking,\u201d California Attorney General Rob Bonta said Wednesday on a call with reporters, adding that states also have been in talks with other companies in the industry.<\/p>\n<p>Hawaii Attorney General Anne Lopez called for industry-wide changes as well.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI hope that Snapchat, TikTok and YouTube will read the writing on the wall and enter into similar settlements,\u201d Lopez said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s unclear exactly how the settlement will be implemented, or how far-reaching it will be, but Bonta said he expected it to be implemented \u201cover the coming months.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>If Meta violates the terms, \u201cwe will be able to hold them in contempt of court,\u201d Bonta said.<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 \u2018Sets a precedent\u2019 \u2013<\/p>\n<p>Many experts agree that financial penalties are the least of Meta\u2019s concerns.<\/p>\n<p>A $17 billion fine is a small amount for a company that has a market value around $1.5 trillion and annual revenue of about $200 billion.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Investors also seemed unbothered; Meta\u2019s shares rose 1 percent Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>The bigger risk for Meta and other social media companies is whether the deal opens the door for more legal settlements and product changes.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere will be more settlements in other cases as well because this certainly sets a precedent,\u201d said Vanitha Swaminathan, a marketing professor at the University of Pittsburgh.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Social media companies have evaded certain types of lawsuits in the United States due to free speech protections that shield them from liability.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>However, state prosecutors in this case focused on Meta\u2019s business practices.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis might be how we regulate social media in the future,\u201d Vincent Joralemon, a legal expert at Berkeley, told AFP.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSue them, then have them make the platform changes on their own,\u201d he said. \u201cThis is a clever workaround for First Amendment protections that otherwise stymie social media regulations.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Bonta said it was telling that Meta decided to settle midway through testimony from Adam Mosseri, who oversees Instagram at Meta \u2014 and before CEO Mark Zuckerberg was scheduled to take the stand.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Mosseri admitted in court Tuesday that he touted safety tools for teens without disclosing low adoption rates from early testing several years ago.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe trial did not go well for Meta,\u201d Bonta said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Thousands of lawsuits brought against social media companies over alleged harm to young people have been winding their way through various legal systems across the United States.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this year, Meta and YouTube were found liable for causing harm in a Los Angeles case and ordered to pay $6 million to a young woman. 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