TikTok, YouTube, Snap hold key to ultimate success of US states' deal with Meta
By Mike Swift ( August 28, 2026, 21:59 GMT | Comment) -- YouTube, TikTok and Snap continued to stay silent Friday about whether they will agree to make teen-safety changes to their platforms in line with what Meta Platforms agreed to earlier this week as part of a $17.1 billion settlement with US state attorneys general. Their continued silence is notable because, as attorneys general such as California's Rob Bonta acknowledged, the success or failure of the Meta settlement can be judged on whether it leads to an industry standard for how social media apps interact with minors and children or only changes the practices of a single company.On the third day after Meta Platforms agreed to a $17.1 billion settlement with US state attorneys general, competitors TikTok, YouTube and Snap remained as quiet as a trio of sphinxes about whether they will make the same platform changes Meta agreed to....
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