ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Meta, the owner of Facebook and Instagram, settled a child safety lawsuit with 47 states and territories, including New York.
Meta will have to pay nearly $17 billion and implement restrictions for teens while providing more tools for parents. News10NBC’s Tom Kowalski spoke with local parents and educators to find out what they think about the new changes.
“I am absolutely in favor of this. Yes,” Bryan Babcock said.
Babcock said he doesn’t allow his 12-year-old and 14-year-old on social media in the first place, and this settlement is a prime example as to why.
According to New York Attorney General Letitia James, the settlement forces Meta to implement age verification on its apps and restrict users under 18-years-old to just two hours a day. Minors also won’t be allowed to use the apps between midnight and 6 a.m., won’t receive notifications during school hours and their parents now have the option to opt out of addictive algorithm feeds.
“You don’t have to constantly be checking to see if somebody messaged you or if you got an email or if, you know, somebody posted something new on social media platforms,” Babcock said.
Kowalski ran into three separate educators, all of whom were also in favor of the new restrictions.
“They won’t be stuck with their minds in their phones quite so much,” Marquis Wright said.
Wright is a father and an administrator at Rush-Henrietta, and he said limiting social media can be a massive help for kids’ self-esteem.
“There’s cyberbullying that happens, all that kind of stuff. It’s just going to make it quite a bit better,” Wright said.
Dr. Joyce Akwaa, an assistant principal and mother herself, agrees, saying social media is still a distraction in schools.
“If the phone goes off and they grab it in the middle of the day, if it’s a post or something that really impacts them in a negative way, then their day is ruined, right?” Akwaa said.
In addition to the restrictions, Attorney General James said New York State will receive at least $812 million, intended for mental health resources for social media addicts.
“As somebody who’s a younger teacher, I definitely feel like I could use some time away. So it’s kind of nice that they’re also putting things into place that could help support students,” Summer Ann Psaila said.
Psaila, a ninth grade teacher, is excited to see funding go towards her students.
“Definitely I think it’ll help them carry over into like sports, academics and things outside of school, and just help them manage their time better,” Psaila said.
There is no word on when or how exactly these new restrictions will be put in place.
Attorney General James has an ongoing lawsuit against TikTok.
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