Time limits and a midnight cutoff: Meta’s new rules for kids go further, but critics say not enough
- Meta has agreed to pay up to $18 billion and implement stronger child-safety measures on Facebook and Instagram as part of a settlement with 48 states.
- The new rules include a two-hour daily limit for users under 18 and a block on access from midnight to 6 a.m.
- Meta will strengthen age estimates to keep children under 13 off its platforms and ensure teens have age-appropriate accounts.
- Critics argue that while the changes are significant, they do not address all issues related to teen social media addiction.
Meta Platforms has reached a historic settlement with 48 U.S. states, agreeing to pay up to $18 billion and implement stronger child-safety measures on its Facebook and Instagram platforms. The settlement addresses concerns over teen social media addiction and includes several new rules aimed at protecting younger users.
Under the new guidelines, users under 18 will face a daily limit of two hours on the platforms, and access will be blocked from midnight to 6 a.m. Additionally, Meta will enhance its age verification processes to keep children under 13 off its platforms and ensure that teenagers have age-appropriate accounts.
While Meta claims these changes represent a significant step forward in child safety, critics and child advocates caution that the measures alone will not resolve the broader issues of social media addiction among teens. They emphasize that the platform's design may still lead to negative experiences for young users, despite the new restrictions.
时间限制和午夜截止：Meta对儿童的新规则更进一步，但批评者表示仍不够
Meta平台与48个美国州达成历史性和解，同意支付高达180亿美元并在其Facebook和Instagram平台上实施更强的儿童安全措施。该和解旨在解决关于青少年社交媒体成瘾的担忧，并包括几项旨在保护年轻用户的新规则。
根据新指南，18岁以下用户将在平台上面临每天两小时的使用限制，并将在午夜至早上6点之间禁止访问。此外，Meta将增强年龄验证流程，以确保13岁以下儿童无法访问其平台，并确保青少年拥有适合年龄的账户。
尽管Meta声称这些变化代表了儿童安全方面的重要进展，但批评者和儿童倡导者警告说，这些措施单独无法解决青少年社交媒体成瘾的更广泛问题。他们强调，尽管有了新的限制，平台的设计仍可能导致年轻用户产生负面体验。