Key Witness Criticizes Meta Trial Settlement as Insufficient
A whistleblower and key witness in the US government's trial against Meta argues that the newly reached multibillion-dollar settlement terms do not do enough to protect teenagers.
- Arturo Béjar criticized the Meta settlement terms as insufficient to stop harms to young users.
- Meta previously agreed to major changes to Facebook and Instagram in the settlement.
Sources
- The Guardian — Key witness in Meta trial says terms of settlement insufficient to halt apps’ harms to teenagers
- TechCrunch — Meta’s $18B child-safety deal hinges on age verification tech that doesn’t work well
- Business Insider — Meta's historic $18 billion settlement may mean little for the plight of teens