"In addition, Meta was ordered to:
Ban underage users from sending or receiving nudity
Enact a "1-strike policy for adult users who engage in child sexual exploitation"
Eliminate "like" counts for users under 18
Ban push notifications for such users every day between 10:00 PM to 7:00 AM and to ban such notifications during the typical school year between 8:00 AM to 3:00 PM, except on weekends
Implement a mandatory usage limit for such users of 90 cumulative hours per month across Instagram and Facebook, or about three hours per day
The UK and EU also want platforms including Meta take similar steps to protect children on their sites, with recent efforts focusing on repairing mechanisms through which children can be seen or contacted online.
But many countries are also forging ahead with plans to ban children from social media entirely.
The UK recently said in addition to blocking under-16s from social media, platforms would also need to stop older teens using social media at night via opt-out "curfews".
Meanwhile, another major trial against Meta begins next week in California. Nearly three dozen US states' attorneys general are suing the company for violating child privacy laws."
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