SGMeta has agreed to enhance its age verification processes for users of its platforms, Facebook and Instagram, as part of an $18 billion legal settlement with U.S. states. The agreement aims to reduce children's exposure to social media by implementing measures such as daily usage limits, disabling nighttime notifications, and improving age checks for users under 18. While the settlement does not mandate strict verification methods like photo ID checks, it requires Meta to employ additional strategies, such as analyzing friend networks of younger users and enabling easier reporting of suspected child accounts. The company will also allow temporary use of data collected from identified minors to train AI models for detecting underage users. Legal challenges remain, particularly regarding compliance with the 1998 Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), which restricts the collection of personal data from children under 13 without parental consent.
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