Meta strikes huge VICTORY in landmark trial

Less than 24 hours ago the grassroot organization “Wait Until 8th” (*) announced on Facebook “a landmark win for kids’ online safety”, saying, according from news from New York Times & NBC News:Meta just reached a settlement with 47 states, D.C., and U.S. territories over claims it knowingly built addictive platforms for kids — agreeing to pay up to $17.1 billion in penalties and overhaul how teens use Instagram and Facebook.D.C. Attorney General Brian Schwalb called it “a monumental public health victory for young people” - and noted Meta won’t be the last platform to settle.The deal still needs a judge’s sign-off, but the message is clear: the tide is turning on Big Tech’s grip on kids’ attention.This is why Wait Until 8th exists: to give kids a childhood before the algorithm gets a vote. The wind is finally at our backs!One of Wait Until 8th sources, the New York Times, described the deal as Meta agreeing to “make major changes to its products over claims its platforms endangered…