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Time limits and midnight cutoff: Meta's new rules are stricter for children, but critics say it's still not enough.

Time limits and midnight cutoff: Meta's new rules are stricter for children, but critics say it's still not enough.

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August 27th, 2026

Time limits and midnight cutoff: Meta's new rules are stricter for children, but critics say it's still not enough.

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Meta reached a settlement of 18 billion dollars with 48 US states.

Meta 美國 48 個州達成 180 億美元和解協議

They will put stricter limits on users under 18.

他們 18 歲以下用戶實施更嚴格限制

New measures include a two-hour daily usage limit.

新措施包括每天兩小時使用上限

Use is banned from midnight to 6 AM, and likes are hidden.

午夜至凌晨 6 點禁止使用隱藏讚數

These protections only apply in the US.

這些保障適用於美國

Most measures will be in effect for ten years.

大部分措施在十年內有效

Critics think these measures go further than before, but they are still not enough.

批評者認為這些措施比以往更進一步但仍不足

Former Meta engineering director Arturo Béjar said the agreement lets Meta define harm itself.

前 Meta 工程總監 Arturo Béjar 表示協議允許 Meta 自行定義傷害

It is like limiting drinking to two hours a day, but the harm stays the same.

這就像限制每天只能喝兩小時酒傷害本質不變

He asks Meta to face the addictive effect of content recommendations on teenagers.

呼籲 Meta 正視內容推薦對青少年的成癮影響

The agreement requires Meta to improve its age-checking technology.

協議要求 Meta 加強年齡檢查技術

They will use their own tools and third-party tools, and they will have regular outside audits.

他們會使用自家第三方工具,並定期接受外部審計

The agreement also sets targets for the rate of false reports.

協議設定誤報率目標

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

用戶被識別為 13 歲以下Meta 會檢查朋友的年齡。

Béjar says this part has clear measures and independent testing.

Béjar 肯定這部分衡量標準獨立測試

Some safety features will be on by default, like time limits and night mode.

部分安全功能預設開啟例如時間限制夜間模式

But users still have to choose to turn off things like autoplay or sorting posts by time.

關閉自動播放按時間排序貼文等功能仍須用戶自行選擇

Josh Golin is the executive director of Fairplay. He said with disappointment that the deal does not turn off recommendation algorithms by default.

Fairplay 執行董事 Josh Golin 失望表示協議預設關閉推薦演算法

These algorithms can connect kids to predators or bring in dangerous content.

這些演算法可能孩子連結到掠食者引入危險內容

Researchers say Meta's past safety measures often failed.

研究人員指出 Meta 過去的保護措施無效

Yaël Eisenstat from the Center for Cybersecurity Research sees the settlement as a milestone. It shows that safer technology options really exist.

網路安全研究中心的 Yaël Eisenstat 認為和解里程碑顯示更安全的技術選項確實存在

She stresses that technology, market, and government rules must work together. There is no single solution.

強調仍需技術市場和政府監管結合,沒有單一解決方案

The agreement still needs a judge's approval.

協議尚待法官批准

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