{"id":12648,"date":"2026-08-28T20:13:30","date_gmt":"2026-08-28T20:13:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nicheblog.top\/tech\/metas-18b-social-media-settlement-what-this-means-for-kids-social-media\/"},"modified":"2026-08-28T20:13:30","modified_gmt":"2026-08-28T20:13:30","slug":"metas-18b-social-media-settlement-what-this-means-for-kids-social-media","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nicheblog.top\/tech\/metas-18b-social-media-settlement-what-this-means-for-kids-social-media\/","title":{"rendered":"Meta&#8217;s $18B Social Media Settlement &#8211; What This Means for Kids &amp; Social Media"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Meta pays up in a landmark teen safety settlement &amp; establishes new online safety measures for teens, Raspberry Pi goes <!--more--> official on the cyberdeck craze, and looking at what Apple unveiled earlier this week &amp; looking ahead to Apple&#8217;s September event.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Meta settled a lawsuit with over 47 states and territories over harms to teens, agreeing to independently tested age verification, daily time limits, notification restrictions, and parental alerts on Instagram and Facebook.<br \/>\n\u2022 Raspberry Pi is getting in on the cyberdeck craze as the company published an official cyberdeck tutorial with a parts list and build instructions.<br \/>\n\u2022 And D. Griffin Jones joins the show to talk about Apple&#8217;s updates to its Mac mini and Mac Studio, and what the expectations may be for its &#8220;Surprise and Shine&#8221; September event.<\/p>\n<p>Hosts: Mikah Sargent and Jennifer Pattison Tuohy<br \/>\nGuest: D. 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