Meta Fined $567m Over Child Safety
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A judge has ordered Meta to pay $567m. This is money for a court case. The case is about child safety.
Meta is a big company. It owns Instagram, Facebook, and WhatsApp. Many young people use these apps.
The judge said Meta harmed children. This is the biggest fine for a social media company about child safety.
A judge works in a court. The court is in New Mexico. New Mexico is in the United States.
This is not the first time Meta paid money for problems. But this is the largest amount for this kind of case.
People want social media to be safer for children. This ruling is about that problem.
Vocabulary15 words
- fine
- money you must pay because you did something wrong
- court
- a place where judges decide about the law
- ruling
- an official decision by a judge
- an app for sharing photos and videos
- a big app for talking to friends online
- an app for sending messages
- harm
- to hurt someone or something
- judge
- a person who decides court cases
- company
- a business that makes money
- safety
- being safe and not in danger
- social media
- apps where people share things online
- parent company
- a big company that owns other companies
- case
- a problem that goes to court
- pay
- to give money for something
- biggest
- the largest one
Quiz
Answer key
1. $567m 2. Instagram, Facebook, and WhatsApp 3. True
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Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
A judge has ordered Meta to pay $_____.
This is money for a court case. The case is about child _____.
Meta is a big company. It owns Instagram, _____, and WhatsApp.
The judge said Meta harmed _____.
This is the biggest fine for a social media company about child safety.
A judge works in a _____.
The court is in New _____.
This is not the first time Meta paid money for _____.
But this is the _____ amount for this kind of case.
People want social media to be _____ for children.
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