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Meta’s Pressure Campaign Puts TikTok, YouTube, Snap on Back Foot

Bloomberg Technology Thursday 27 August 2026, 21:54 UTC By Madlin Mekelburg, Riley Griffin and Alexandra S. Levine 1 min read
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Meta Platforms Inc. is mounting a public pressure campaign to make its social media rivals add guardrails to their platforms to curb teen usage, after signing a historic $18 billion settlement with US states requiring new safety features on Facebook and Instagram.

Meta Platforms Inc. is mounting a public pressure campaign to make its social media rivals add guardrails to their platforms to curb teen usage, after signing a historic $18 billion settlement with US states requiring new safety features on Facebook and Instagram.
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