Meta waxay ogolaatay $18 bilyan si loo xalliyo dacwadaha gobollada Mareykanka ee ku saabsan badbaadada carruurta
Shirkadda Meta waxay qiratay inay bixiso $18 bilyan (£13.3 bilyan) si heshiis loogaga gaaro dacwadihii gobollada iyo deegaannada Mareykanka, taas oo ah lacagtii ugu badnayd ee shirkaddu bixiso arrin la xiriirta badqabka carruurta. Garsoore California ayaa ansixiyay heshiiska oo 48 gobol, Degmada Columbia iyo saddex deegaan ay lacag helayaan.
Heshiiska iyo falcelinta maxkamadda
Garsoore Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers oo ansixisay heshiiska ayaa xusay inuu 'muujinayo tallaabo cadaalad ah, macquul ah, dhamaystiran oo niyad sami ku dhisan, oo aan ku koobnayn oo keliya bixinta magdhow lacageed, balse si gaar ah diiradda u saaraya beddelidda hab-dhaqanka si dhab ahaan wax looga qabto dhibaatooyinka ay keeneen baraha bulshada ee dacwaddan ku lugta leh'. Dacwaddii ugu horreysay waxaa 2023-dii gudbiyay 29 gobol oo ku eedeeyay jebinta sharciyada ilaalinta xogta carruurta.
New Mexico ma midnaheyd heshiiskaas, iyadoo bishii la soo dhaafay garsoore federaal ah uu Meta ku tilmaamay 'khatar bulsho' oo la barbar dhigi karo wasakheynta hawada, uuna ku amray ganaax dhowr hal bilyan doollar. Meta waxay beenisay khalad, waxayna Arbacadii sheegtay lacagta muddo 10 sano ah bixin doonta.
Tallaabooyinka cusub ee amniga dhalinyarada
Sida qaybta heshiiska, Meta waxay dhaqan-gelinaysaa tallaabooyin ay soo jeediyeen dowlad goboleedyadu, kana mid ah 'night mode' oo joojinaya ogeysiisyada saqda dhexe ilaa 6-ka subaxnimo si toos ah. Dhalinyaradu waxay isticmaali karaan 2 saacadood maalintii, lama tusi doono like-yada, waxaana jiri 'School mode' 8-da subaxnimo ilaa 3-da galabnimo.
CJ Mahoney wuxuu yiri: 'Heshiiska aan gaarnay wuxuu waalidiinta siinayaa awood ay si sahlan ugu xakameyn karaan sida ay carruurtoodu u isticmaalaan barahayaga'. Haddii TikTok, Snapchat iyo YouTube tallaamo qaataan, xadka waa la dhimi doonaa 1 saac.
Doodda maxkamadda iyo markhaatiyada
Toddobaadkii hore maxkamaddii Oakland, California, qareennada gobolladu waxay shegeen in Meta ay ogtahay malaayiin carruur 11 iyo 12 sano ah oo isticmaala Facebook iyo Instagram balse 'ku dhowdahay in aysan waxba ka qaban'. Adam Mosseri wuxuu Talaadadii marqaati ahaa, isagoo yiri 'Had iyo jeer waxaan ka shaqeynaa sidii aan u ilaalin lahayn badbaadada dhalinyarada'.
George Volichenko wuxuu sheegay in 2022-kii loo diiday tijaabinta astaamo ammaan, maamulihiisna uu yiri 'ha isku mashquulin in dad yar ay isticmaalaan, kooxdaan shaqadeeda ugu weyn waa inay shirkadda ka badbaadiso dacwadaha mustaqbalka lagu soo oogi karo, ee ma aha inay si dhab ah u ilaaliso badbaadada carruurta'. Dacwaddii waa la joojiyay kadib heshiiska.
Meta has agreed to pay up to $18 billion to settle lawsuits filed by 48 US states and territories, including California and three territories, over allegations that Facebook and Instagram harmed children. The agreement, approved by a California judge, marks the largest settlement in a child safety case in the company's history.
Historic settlement and legal background
Meta will pay the sum over a period of up to 10 years, a figure that represents the company's largest-ever payout in a child safety lawsuit. The agreement covers 48 US states and territories, though New Mexico was not included in the deal. The initial wave of lawsuits was filed in 2023 by 29 states accusing Meta of systematically violating federal and state laws designed to protect children's data.
A federal judge in New Mexico issued a landmark ruling against Meta last month, calling the company a 'public health hazard' comparable to air pollution and ordering a fine of nearly $1 billion. The settlement follows a trial in Oakland, California, where prosecutors presented millions of internal documents showing Meta knew millions of 11- and 12-year-olds were using Instagram and Facebook but 'did almost nothing' to stop them.
New safety features for young users
As part of the deal, Meta will implement new safety measures for children, including a 'night mode' that blocks notifications from midnight to 6 am without parental permission. Young users will be limited to two hours of daily use on Instagram and Facebook, with a warning after 15 minutes of continuous use and alerts to parents at 60 and 90 minutes. A 'school mode' will also pause all notifications during school hours from 8 am to 3 pm.
Additional protections include hiding like counts from young users, removing aggressive face filters, and allowing teens to opt out of the recommendation algorithm. If TikTok, Snapchat, and YouTube adopt similar measures, Meta will reduce the daily limit to one hour. Meta's legal chief CJ Mahoney stated the deal gives parents 'control over how their children use our platforms'.
Reactions and broader industry impact
California Attorney General Rob Bonta called the settlement a 'major opportunity to clean up an industry that has long harmed our children' and urged other tech companies to follow suit. Meta's head of Instagram, Adam Mosseri, testified that he 'works every day to protect the safety of young people,' though the trial was halted after the settlement was reached. Meta denied wrongdoing and said it has invested heavily in safety research and tools in recent years.
Meta's internal researcher George Volichenko testified that his team was blocked from testing child safety features in 2022, with his boss telling him to 'focus on keeping the company out of future lawsuits rather than actually protecting children.' The judge described the settlement as 'fair, reasonable, comprehensive, and rooted in goodwill,' emphasizing it goes beyond financial compensation to address the root causes of the harm caused by social media.
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