Those who’ve fought on Capitol Hill to rein in social media platforms see last week’s settlement between Meta and state attorneys general not as a final destination, but as a roadmap to what’s possible. Privacy and First Amendment advocates are worried they’re right.
The settlement comes as the House and Senate have taken divergent paths toward regulating young people’s use of the internet, and it looks likely to inform future conversations about the balance among safety, parental control and young people’s rights in any consensus bill.
