All the ways Instagram and Facebook are changing for teens

<figure> <img alt="Photo illustration of a gavel about to hit the Meta logo." data-caption="" data-portal-copyright="Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Getty Images" data-has-syndication-rights="1" src="https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/03/STKS487_ANTITRUST_2__STK043_META_B.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;crop=0,0,100,100" /> <figcaption> </figcaption> </figure> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Meta just agreed to make sweeping changes for teens as part of a <a href="https://www.theverge.com/policy/985032/meta-state-ag-kids-online-safety-settlement">child safety settlement</a> reached with attorneys general across the US. <a href="https://about.fb.com/news/2026/08/agreement-with-state-attorneys-general-supporting-teens/">Under the agreement</a>, Meta must apply new safeguards across Instagram and Facebook that will change how teens interact with the social media platforms, as well as restrict their use during certain times.</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">The <a href="https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/28581756-meta-child-safety-settlement/">settlement</a> stems from <a href="https://www.theverge.com/policy/867830/social-media-trials-product-liability-school-districts">a nationwide lawsuit</a> alleging Meta, Google, TikTok, and Snap failed to protect children and made their platforms "addictive" by design. A group of 51 US states and territories signed the agreement, including New York, New Jersey, California, Nevada, South Carolina, Washington, Illino …</p> <p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/985329/instagram-facebook-meta-settlement-changes">Read the full story at The Verge.</a></p>