Meta faces a lawsuit in a federal court in California.
Meta 在加州聯邦法院面對訴訟。
Some people say Meta made Instagram and Facebook features on purpose.
有人說 Meta 故意設計 Instagram 和 Facebook 的功能。
These features make children addicted.
這些功能讓兒童沉迷。
This makes teens' mental health problems worse.
這讓青少年的心理健康問題變得更嚴重。
Four states want Meta to pay billions of dollars.
四個州想要 Meta 賠償數十億美元。
They also want Meta to change how it works in a big way.
他們也要 Meta 從根本上改變經營方式。
Meta's lawyer Paul Schmidt says children's mental health is a problem the company takes seriously.
Meta 的法律顧問 Paul Schmidt 說,兒童心理健康是公司認真對待的問題。
Critics say Meta's safety record is not good enough.
批評者說 Meta 的安全記錄不夠好。
Many safety measures do not work.
很多保護措施沒有用。
Marc Berkman leads a social media safety group. He says Meta made these measures because of public pressure, not because it cares.
社群媒體安全組織的執行董事 Marc Berkman 說,Meta 推出保護措施是因為公眾壓力,不是因為關心。
He says the company has no real wish to take action.
他說公司沒有真正的意願來採取行動。
Most of Meta's changes deal with harassment and offensive content.
Meta 推出的改變多數是處理騷擾和攻擊性內容。
Instagram users can block other people.
Instagram 用戶可以封鎖別人。
They can filter offensive comments.
他們可以過濾攻擊性評論。
They get a warning before they post harmful content.
他們在發布有害內容前會收到警告。
Meta also stops adults from private chats with teens they do not know.
Meta 也阻止成年人與不認識的青少年私聊。
Meta checks users under 13.
Meta 檢查 13 歲以下的用戶。
The company launched "Teen Accounts" in 2024.
公司在 2024 年推出「青少年帳戶」。
This account limits content to PG-13 standards.
這個帳戶把內容限制在 PG-13 標準。
The company puts resources about suicide and self-harm at the top of search results.
公司在搜尋結果頂部放自殺與自殘相關的資源。
Former worker Arturo Béjar and four non-profits said this in a 2025 report. Meta did not take real steps to fix teen safety. This report says Meta did not do enough.
前員工 Arturo Béjar 和四個非營利組織在 2025 年報告中說,Meta 沒有採取真正步驟解決青少年安全。
Fairplay's policy advisor Haley Hinkle said they checked 47 safety features.
Fairplay 的政策顧問 Haley Hinkle 說,他們檢查了 47 項安全功能。
Sixty percent of them did not work or did not work well.
其中 60% 不能用或無法正常運作。
Meta said this report is "misleading."
Meta 說這份報告「具誤導性」。
Researchers said Meta did little to stop kids from scrolling too much.
研究人員說,Meta 在減少兒童沉迷滾動功能方面成效有限。
Cornell PhD student Ashley Shea said endless scrolling and algorithm tips use weak points. These weak points are in teens' growing brains. She said these features are bad for teens.
康乃爾大學博士生 Ashley Shea 說,無限滾動和演算法推薦利用青少年發展中大腦的弱點。
She said Meta did not try as hard to reduce these addictive effects.
她說 Meta 沒有同樣努力來減少這些成癮影響。
Schmidt said time management tools show the company has changed.
Schmidt 說,時間管理工具證明公司有改變。
But Hinkle said these tools are "too little and too late."
但 Hinkle 說這些工具「太少也太遲」。
Béjar said the "take a break" tool will fail. Users must turn it on themselves. He said it will not work.
Béjar 說「休息一下」工具注定失敗,因為用戶必須自己開啟。
Berkman said tech companies aim to make the most money.
Berkman 說,科技公司以賺最多錢為目標。
This means they want kids to use features for as long as possible.
這表示他們要兒童盡量長時間使用功能。
Shea said legal challenges focus on product design flaws, and this is a new trend.
Shea 說,法律挑戰聚焦產品設計缺陷,這是新趨勢。
Money pressure from lawsuits will force companies to change.
訴訟帶來的經濟壓力會迫使公司改變。