Meta said the changes are specific to the United States. The company said it already has protections for teens and tools that parents can use.
The U.S. settlement includes:
- A two-hour daily usage limit that only parents or guardians can change
- A ban on cosmetic filters
- A ban on like counts on posts
- A nighttime curfew blocking feeds, stories and reels from midnight to 6 a.m.
Sara Austin, founder and CEO of Children First Canada, said the changes should also be available to young people in Canada and other countries.
She said social media companies cannot be left to set their own safety rules and called for stronger laws to protect children online.
Austin also said young users can often get around measures such as minimum age limits, making government rules necessary.
Ottawa introduced the Safe Social Media Act earlier this summer, which aims to create stronger age restrictions for social media users under 16.
Meta said teens use many different apps and argued that platforms such as TikTok and YouTube also need to take part in efforts to improve online safety.
