On the 26th local time, the US social media giant “Metaverse” reached a landmark legal settlement agreement with 47 states, the District of Columbia, and several US territories, agreeing to pay up to 18 billion US dollars in compensation and adopting a series of mandatory measures to protect minors from the mental health hazards of social media, thus settling a series of lawsuits against its Facebook and Instagram subsidiaries in many states. Earlier, many states and regions in the US accused Meta of using addictive designs to plunge minors deep into social media and mislead young people about mental health and safety risks. Recently, in the face of problems such as social media inducing internet addiction, cyberbullying, and deception among young people, many countries around the world have stepped up the pace of social media or internet legislation for minors, and some countries are also trying to enact legislation to restrict or even ban young people from logging in to social media. The Meta settlement not only stirs up American tech and opinion circles, but also provides a reference for global cyber governance of minors.

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