Meta must pay and change its apps – level 1

Meta must pay and change its apps

02-09-2026 07:00

The company Meta must pay 18 billion dollars (16.5 billion euros) to 48 US states. US leaders say Facebook and Instagram are bad for children’s health.

Meta says that it does nothing wrong, but it will pay the money over ten years. Meta is also changing how teenagers use its apps. Teenagers will only use the apps for two hours a day. The apps will stop working at night and during school time. Meta also wants to hide the number of likes.

Meta wants other video apps like TikTok and YouTube to make the same changes for children, too. People are asking how safe these apps are for children.

Difficult words: health (how your body and mind are), hide (not to show something), change (when something becomes different).

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What limits will Meta place on teenagers' use of its apps?

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