Meta settlement opens new front in global fight over social media harm

SYDNEY/MANILA/BRUSSELS — Meta's move to restrict teenagers' use of social media in the US shows companies have tools to better protect young people online, Australian officials said on Thursday (Aug 27), while in the Philippines, an official said the US company had pledged to boost protection there too.Meta's up to US$18 billion (S$22 billion) settlement with nearly all US states...