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More social media safety should come with Meta changes, UN says

Meanwhile, California Attorney General Rob Bonta – who represented one of the leading states in the Meta lawsuit – said he was “looking to ensure” TikTok adopted similar measures to Meta.

In agreeing on Wednesday to make various changes to end the states’ lawsuit, Meta said they would only be truly effective “if all our peers join us.”

Bonta told US News outlet CNBC he was “interested” in speaking to TikTok and YouTube, and that TikTok was “interested in speaking with us”.

Neither company has responded to requests for comment since then.

Bonta added that he had communicated with Snap, another popular social media platform among younger users.

But he warned he was “willing to take additional steps” if they did not voluntarily make changes along the lines that Meta will be making.

On Tuesday, Meta agreed to pay up to $18bn (£13.3bn) to 48 US states, plus the District of Columbia and three US territories.

The penalties will paid over 10 years, but $5.3bn of it is contingent on YouTube and TikTok also implementing the following measures:

As part of the settlement, Meta did not admit to any wrongdoing.


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