{"id":373334,"date":"2026-08-26T19:00:09","date_gmt":"2026-08-26T18:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/metas-18-billion-settlement-everything-you-need-to-know\/"},"modified":"2026-08-26T19:00:09","modified_gmt":"2026-08-26T18:00:09","slug":"metas-18-billion-settlement-everything-you-need-to-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/metas-18-billion-settlement-everything-you-need-to-know\/","title":{"rendered":"META\u2019S $18 BILLION SETTLEMENT &#8211; everything you need to know"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/KOZKpBks7Kg\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"META\u2019S $18 BILLION SETTLEMENT - everything you need to know\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KOZKpBks7Kg\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Meta has agreed to a landmark settlement over allegations that its platforms harmed children and teenagers &#8211; raising a much bigger question about how social media is designed and regulated.<\/p>\n<p>[Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe]<\/p>\n<p>On this episode of The Fourcast, we look at what the settlement actually means for Instagram and Facebook users, whether other social media companies could be forced to follow suit, and whether this could fundamentally change the way we use social media.<\/p>\n<p>Krishnan Guru-Murthy was joined by visiting professor at Stony Brook University School of Journalism and author of \u2018Hot Type\u2019 Jeff Jarvis and Associate Professor in Digital Humanities at University College London, Kaitlyn Regehr.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement release after the settlement, Meta said the agreement is not an admission of wrongdoing, but a new framework designed to give parents more control and teenagers stronger protections. 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