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Meta's new rules: stricter time limits for children, but critics say it's not enough

Meta's new rules: stricter time limits for children, but critics say it's not enough

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August 27th, 2026

Meta's new rules: stricter time limits for children, but critics say it's not enough

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Meta made a deal with 48 US states.

Meta 美國 48 個州達成和解

The amount is 18 billion dollars.

金額 180 億美元

Meta will put stricter limits on users under 18.

Meta 18 歲以下用戶實施更嚴格限制

New rules include using it for at most two hours a day.

新措施包括每天最多使用兩小時。

You cannot use it from midnight to 6 in the morning.

午夜凌晨 6 點不能使用

It will also hide the number of likes.

也會隱藏讚數

These protections only work in the US.

這些保障適用於美國

Most of the rules will be in place for ten years.

大部分措施在十年內有效

Critics say these steps go further than before.

批評者這些措施比以前更進一步

But they think it is not enough.

他們認為還不夠

Former Meta engineering director Arturo Béjar says the deal lets Meta define harm itself.

前 Meta 工程總監 Arturo Béjar 協議讓 Meta 自己定義傷害

It is like limiting drinking to two hours a day.

這就像限制每天只能喝兩小時酒

But the harm itself has not changed.

傷害本質沒有改變

He asks Meta to face the effect of content suggestions on teens.

呼籲 Meta 正視內容推薦對青少年的影響。

These suggestions can make teens addicted.

這些推薦可能讓青少年上癮

The agreement asks Meta to make age check tools stronger.

協議要求 Meta 加強年齡檢查技術

Meta will use its own tools and outside tools.

Meta 會用自家工具第三方工具

It must also get outside checks regularly.

也要定期接受外部審計

The agreement also sets goals for wrong reports.

協議設定了誤報率目標

If a user is under 13, Meta will check the ages of their friends.

如果用戶被識別為 13 歲以下Meta 會檢查其朋友的年齡

Béjar likes this part.

Béjar 肯定這部分

He says this part has clear measures and separate tests.

他說這部分衡量標準獨立測試

Some safety features will be on by default.

部分安全功能預設開啟

For example, time limits and night mode.

例如時間限制夜間模式

But turning off things like autoplay still needs the user to choose. Sorting posts by time also needs that choice.

關閉自動播放按時間排序貼文等功能仍須用戶自己選擇

Josh Golin, the head of Fairplay, feels disappointed.

Fairplay 執行董事 Josh Golin 感到失望

He says the deal does not turn off recommendation algorithms by default.

協議沒有預設關閉推薦演算法

These algorithms can link children to predators.

這些演算法可能孩子連結到掠食者

They can also bring in dangerous content.

可能引入危險內容

Researchers say Meta's past safety steps often did not work.

研究人員指出Meta 過去的保護措施無效

Yaël Eisenstat from the Internet Safety Research Center thinks the deal is a milestone.

網路安全研究中心 Yaël Eisenstat 認為和解里程碑

This shows that safer technology choices really exist.

顯示更安全的技術選項確實存在

She says we still need technology, the market, and government rules together.

強調仍需技術市場政府監管結合

There is no single answer.

沒有單一解決方案

The deal still needs a judge's approval.

協議尚待法官批准

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