First Thing: Meta agrees to make sweeping changes to apps for teens | Martin Belam

Safety features including usage limits and night-time blocks to be set by default. Plus changes to famous French cheeses Don’t already get First Thing in your inbox? Sign up here Good morning. Meta has agreed to significant changes to its Instagram and Facebook apps in a settlement that ended a landmark lawsuit. The agreement curtails a major trial in California and will require the social media company to pay up to $18bn. Meta agreed to establish safeguards for teenage users, including daily us