Meta’s $18B child-safety deal hinges on age verification tech that doesn’t work well

TechCrunch | 27.08.2026 05:47
Meta reached an $18 billion settlement on Wednesday over a lawsuit brought by 29 U.S. states concerning children’s safety. The settlement is historic in scale as Meta agrees with a group of 52 attorneys general to implement sweeping changes to how minors use Instagram and Facebook.