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Nice detailed write up. I love-hate Meta’s PR spin on this: “Meta's Agreement With Bipartisan Attorneys General: Calling on TikTok and YouTube to Join Us in Sup

Nice detailed write up. I love-hate Meta’s PR spin on this: “Meta's Agreement With Bipartisan Attorneys General: Calling on TikTok and YouTube to Join Us in Supporting Teens” https://investor.atmeta.com/investor-news/press-release-details/2026/Metas-Agreement-With-Bipartisan-Attorneys-General-Calling-on-TikTok-and-YouTube-to-Join-Us-in-Supporting-Teens/default.aspx https://investor.atmeta.com/investor-news/press-release-deta...

ToucanLoucan 1mo ago
Genuinely unhinged that companies can just lie this way to the public and it’s completely fine. Normal even. You didn’t agree to shit, Meta. You’re scum, so much so that even in the incredibly hostile to industry regulation environment we find ourselves in, you managed to get fined.
- deepsun 1mo ago
  Tobacco industry lied and it was completely fine. DuPont hid Teflon pollution for decades.
  - cube00 1mo ago
    Scary what information these companies are sitting on which only comes to light once their hand is forced. https://www.ewg.org/research/dupont-hid-teflon-pollution-decades https://www.ewg.org/research/dupont-hid-teflon-pollution-dec...
    - Incipient 1mo ago
      This is why in a free/profit driven market you *absolutely* need strong regulation. A companies mandate isn't to make the world a better place. It's to make money. The government's job is there to make the world a better place (generalisation of keep balance, keep people safe, etc). Australia gets given grief for being a nanny state, but it's what's required.
- prometheus1992 1mo ago
  not sure who is downvoting this comment. meta should not exist as a company.
voidfunc 1mo ago
They learned good from the tobacco industry about how to manage this properly. Getting way out in front of things and pretending to regulate themselves.
- SoftTalker 1mo ago
  What's going to be their analog to vapes?
  - void-star 1mo ago
    Moltbook?
joshhart 1mo ago
An impressive amount of gall. Meta will only pay the full settlement if their competitors ALSO pay a fine. From the article: The remaining 30% (approximately $5.3 billion) will be released only after two specific conditions are met. YouTube and TikTok implement a one-hour Daily Limit, Night Mode, and age assurance measures. YouTube and TikTok each pay an amount matching the 30% figure, with half of the remaining funds tied to YouTube's payment and half tied to TikTok's.

ToucanLoucan 1mo ago

Genuinely unhinged that companies can just lie this way to the public and it’s completely fine. Normal even. You didn’t agree to shit, Meta. You’re scum, so much so that even in the incredibly hostile to industry regulation environment we find ourselves in, you managed to get fined.

deepsun 1mo ago
Tobacco industry lied and it was completely fine. DuPont hid Teflon pollution for decades.
- cube00 1mo ago
  Scary what information these companies are sitting on which only comes to light once their hand is forced. https://www.ewg.org/research/dupont-hid-teflon-pollution-decades https://www.ewg.org/research/dupont-hid-teflon-pollution-dec...
  - Incipient 1mo ago
    This is why in a free/profit driven market you *absolutely* need strong regulation. A companies mandate isn't to make the world a better place. It's to make money. The government's job is there to make the world a better place (generalisation of keep balance, keep people safe, etc). Australia gets given grief for being a nanny state, but it's what's required.
prometheus1992 1mo ago
not sure who is downvoting this comment. meta should not exist as a company.

voidfunc 1mo ago

They learned good from the tobacco industry about how to manage this properly. Getting way out in front of things and pretending to regulate themselves.

SoftTalker 1mo ago
What's going to be their analog to vapes?
- void-star 1mo ago
  Moltbook?

joshhart 1mo ago

An impressive amount of gall. Meta will only pay the full settlement if their competitors ALSO pay a fine. From the article: The remaining 30% (approximately $5.3 billion) will be released only after two specific conditions are met. YouTube and TikTok implement a one-hour Daily Limit, Night Mode, and age assurance measures. YouTube and TikTok each pay an amount matching the 30% figure, with half of the remaining funds tied to YouTube's payment and half tied to TikTok's.