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Meta is holding back $5.3bn unless TikTok and YouTube match its teen rules

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Meta will hold back about $5.3bn of its teen safety settlement. The money moves only if TikTok and YouTube adopt the same rules and pay matching sums. The company set out the structure in a newsroom post on Wednesday, hours after agreeing to settle the states’ case. Meta puts the full payment at ap…

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  1. 2026-08-26 13:57 · The Next Web
    Meta is holding back $5.3bn unless TikTok and YouTube match its teen rules

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