‘A Win for Meta’: A Debate on the Big Social Media Ruling

By Julia AngwinDaphne KellerStephen Stromberg and David Wallace-Wells

Ms. Angwin is a contributing writer in Opinion. Ms. Keller is the director of platform regulation at the Stanford Program in Law, Science and Technology. Mr. Stromberg is an editor in Opinion. Mr. Wallace-Wells is a writer in Opinion.

Last week, Meta reached a settlement with attorneys general from 47 states, the District of Columbia and U.S. territories. The social media company committed to paying up to $17.1 billion and to imposing controls, such as time limits and stronger parental oversight tools, on teenagers using its products, which include Facebook and Instagram. Stephen Stromberg, an editor in Opinion, chatted about the deal with Julia Angwin, David Wallace-Wells and Daphne Keller.

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