Meta settles with 29 state attorneys general in August 2026; agrees to age verification testing, optional non-personalized feeds for teens, nighttime notification suspensions, and two-hour daily usage limits to avoid trial.

Meta agrees to heavy restrictions on teen users in major lawsuit settlement

Skip to main contentIt agreed to independent testing of age assurance standards.It agreed to independent testing of age assurance standards.by Aug 26, 2026, 1:31 PM UTCLauren Feiner is a senior policy reporter at The Verge, covering the intersection of Silicon Valley and Capitol Hill. She spent 5 years covering tech policy at CNBC, writing about antitrust, privacy, and content moderation reform.Meta settled its latest kids online safety trial with a group of 29 state attorneys general, sparing ...