Meta's Multibillion Dollar Mea Culpa The tech giant's $18 billion settlement with US states marks a significant shift in its approach to protecting minors from the potential harms of social media.
The agreement includes measures such as imposing daily limits on children's social media use, which is a tacit admission that Meta's products are indeed designed to be addictive.
Studies have shown that social media platforms like Facebook and Instagram are engineered to activate the brain's reward system, releasing feel good chemicals like dopamine in response to likes, comments, and shares.