Meta’s US settlement raises new questions in Australia


Byron Kaye
Reuters

Meta’s move to restrict teenagers’ use of social media in the US demonstrates that the companies have tools to better protect young people online, Australian regulators said on Thursday, as the country grapples with patchy enforcement of restrictions at home.

Meta’s up to US$18 billion (A$24billion) settlement with nearly 50 US states over social media harm to teenagers has opened a new front in a global government fight to protect …

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