Parents in a U.S. advocacy coalition are pressing rival social media companies to adopt teen safeguards in a multistate Meta agreement, seeking wider protections beyond the services covered by the court-approved deal.
The Coalition to Empower our Future (CEF) said in an Oct. 23, 2026, announcement distributed through PR Newswire that 20,088 parents had signed its petition and that signers came from all 50 states.
The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California entered the consent judgment on Aug. 26, 2026, resolving the states’ claims without a final decision on the facts. The judgment records that Meta denied the allegations, and the agreement is not an admission of wrongdoing.
Under the agreement, teens on covered Meta services are to face a default daily limit of two hours, with messaging and long-form video excluded from the calculation. A parent must approve a less restrictive limit. The agreement also calls for an overnight block from midnight to 6 a.m. in each user’s local time zone, while keeping messaging and settings accessible. Push notifications are to be disabled during specified school hours, subject to exceptions including messaging, account security and platform integrity.
The rules apply to Meta services in participating states and do not automatically govern TikTok, YouTube, Snapchat or other platforms. Most obligations have a six-month compliance window after the agreement’s effective date, which begins on the first business day after the judgment.
An online survey of 1,000 parents conducted by CEF with Mercury Analytics from Aug. 28-31, 2026, found 81% supported the states’ agreement with Meta and 84% supported other platforms adopting the same measures. Support was 85% for TikTok, 84% for YouTube and 82% for Snapchat. Those responses reflect survey participants’ views, not commitments by the companies.
CEF Executive Director Glen Weiner called the agreement “a meaningful step forward.” The agreement’s general compliance deadline falls six months after its effective date.
