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Meta's $18bn settlement may hasten reckoningfor social media on child safety

Perhaps our days of doomscrolling are numbered, writes the BBC's technology editor Zoe Kleinman.

BBC News26 Aug 2026, 11:04 pmUpdated 54 min ago1 min readAmericasAmericas

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Meta's $18bn settlement may hasten reckoning for social media on child safety

Perhaps our days of doomscrolling are numbered, writes the BBC's technology editor Zoe Kleinman.

This report is published with credit to BBC News. The wire sent a summary; open the original for any extra context. Read on BBC News →

Source: BBC News. Published 26 Aug 2026, 11:04 pm.

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