What the landmark settlement means for adolescent safety, privacy and platform accountability.
An analysis of the litigation, evidence, global youth-safety developments, nine principal settlement measures and what comes next for Meta.
Product, age-assurance and oversight obligations
Youth-safety developments reviewed in the report
The report follows the story from investigation and litigation through to the settlement measures and implementation outlook.
From the 2021 investigation to the 2026 multistate settlement.
The three core allegations at the centre of the cases.
Research concerning adolescent social-media use and wellbeing.
Youth-safety developments across the US, UK, EU, France and Australia.
The principal safeguards and product changes for adolescent users.
Implementation timelines, duration, oversight and compliance.