Meta已同意向47个州、哥伦比亚特区及美国领地支付最高180亿美元的和解金，以解决针对其平台的青少年成瘾诉讼 2。此外，Meta还与德克萨斯州单独达成了10亿美元的和解 12。此前，包括加利福尼亚州、科罗拉多州和新泽西州在内的29个州于本月对Meta提起诉讼 12。诉讼指控Meta故意设计成瘾产品使年轻用户上瘾，并导致青少年出现焦虑、抑郁和自杀等心理健康问题 23。作为和解协议的一部分，Meta同意为Instagram和Facebook的青少年用户默认启用每日使用时长限制，并禁止青少年在夜间使用其应用 123。尽管如此，Meta在和解中否认了任何不当行为 3。
Meta首席法务官CJ Mahoney呼吁行业同行实施类似的新框架 3。但前Facebook员工兼举报人Arturo Béjar表示，达成协议并不等于产品安全 3。Meta在2021年泄露的文件显示，研究人员发现Instagram的使用与部分青少年女孩的身体形象和心理健康问题存在关联 12。Sensor Tower数据显示，2025年美国青少年每天在TikTok上花费约90分钟 12。为应对此类问题，美国国会正推进《儿童在线安全法案》（KOSA），拟为未成年人默认启用最强安全保护并赋予父母更多控制工具 12。Cornelia Sindermann在2024年的研究表明，超过一半的成年人和三分之二的青少年愿意为具有更强防护的公共服务版Facebook付费 12。尽管面临监管与诉讼压力，Meta去年广告收入仍达到创纪录的1962亿美元（1683亿欧元） 12。目前，Meta市值约1.36万亿美元（1万亿英镑） 3。
Meta has agreed to pay up to $18 billion to settle lawsuits with 47 states, the District of Columbia, and US territories over allegations that its platforms are designed to be addictive to young users 2. The settlement follows a lawsuit filed this month by 29 states, including California, Colorado, and New Jersey, which accused the tech giant of intentionally designing addictive products that lead to mental health issues such as anxiety, depression, and suicide among teenagers 123. As part of the agreement, Meta will implement usage limits and ban teenagers from using its apps, including Instagram and Facebook, during nighttime hours by default 123. Additionally, Meta reached a separate $1 billion settlement with Texas 12. Despite the massive payout, Meta denied any wrongdoing in the settlement 3.
The legal pressure comes as Meta reported a record $196.2 billion (168.3 billion euros) in advertising revenue last year, with the company's market value standing at approximately $1.36 trillion (£1 trillion) 123. Internal documents leaked in 2021 revealed that Meta researchers found a link between Instagram use and body image as well as mental health issues for some teenage girls 12. Highlighting the scale of youth engagement with social media, Sensor Tower data and 2025 figures indicate that US teenagers spend about 90 minutes daily on TikTok 12.
In response to these growing concerns, the US Congress is advancing the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA), which seeks to mandate the strongest default safety settings for minors and give parents more control tools, even as AI investments make regulation more complex 12. Following the settlement, Meta's Chief Legal Officer CJ Mahoney urged industry peers to adopt similar new frameworks 3. However, former Facebook employee and whistleblower Arturo Béjar argued that the agreement does not equate to product safety 3. Meanwhile, a 2024 study by Cornelia Sindermann found that over half of adults and two-thirds of teenagers would be willing to pay for a public service version of Facebook with stronger protections 12.
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