Government expects Meta’s new protections for teenagers in US to apply in UK

Facebook and Instagram’s owner has agreed to pay up to 18 billion dollars (£13.3 billion) as part of a settlement ending a legal battle in the US (Yui Mok/PA) - (PA Archive)

The Government expects Meta’s new protections for teenagers in the US to also apply to the UK, Work and Pensions Secretary Pat McFadden has said.

Mr McFadden said he did not want young people in America to have “a higher rate of protection” than young people in Britain.