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Meta Agrees to $17B Settlement Over Teen Harm
Meta就青少年危害诉讼达成170亿美元和解
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Meta Agrees to $17B Settlement Over Teen Harm
Meta就青少年危害诉讼达成170亿美元和解
Meta同意支付最高达170亿美元的和解金，以解决在美国指控其损害青少年心理健康的大规模诉讼。多州官员指控Meta通过无限滚动等功能诱导青少年沉迷。根据和解协议，Meta必须采取重大安全措施，包括限制18岁以下用户的每日使用时间以及禁止深夜访问等。
Meta agreed to pay up to 17 billion dollars to settle major US lawsuits.
Meta同意支付最高达170亿美元以和解美国境内的重大诉讼。agreed to pay 同意支付 / up to 最高达 / settle lawsuits 和解诉讼
State officials argued that Meta designed its apps to hook young people.
各州官员指出，Meta特意设计其应用以诱导青少年上瘾。State officials 州官员 / designed its apps 设计其应用 / hook young people 使青少年上瘾
They showed that features like infinite scroll harmed teen mental health.
他们证实，无限滚动等功能损害了青少年的心理健康。features like 像……等功能 / infinite scroll 无限滚动 / harmed teen mental health 损害了青少年心理健康
Under the deal, Meta must make major design changes for users under 18.
根据协议，Meta必须针对18岁以下用户做出重大的设计调整。Under the deal 根据协议 / major design changes 重大设计调整 / users under 18 18岁以下用户
By default, teen accounts will get a daily two-hour limit across both apps.
两款应用将默认对青少年账户实行每天两小时的使用限制。By default 默认 / teen accounts 青少年账户 / daily two-hour limit 每日两小时限制 / across both apps 在两款应用中
Meta will also block app access between midnight and 6 a.m.
Meta还将在午夜至凌晨6点之间限制访问应用。block app access 限制访问应用 / between midnight and 6 a.m. 在午夜至凌晨6点之间
Parents can change these limits, but the protections start turned on.
家长可以修改这些限制，但保护功能在初始状态下是默认开启的。change these limits 修改这些限制 / protections 保护功能 / start turned on 初始状态下开启
In addition, the apps will mute notifications during school hours.
此外，应用在上课时间将对通知进行静音。In addition 此外 / mute notifications 将通知静音 / during school hours 上课时间
Like counts will be hidden, and cosmetic surgery filters will be blocked.
点赞数将被隐藏，整容滤镜也将被封禁。Like counts 点赞数 / hidden 被隐藏 / cosmetic surgery filters 整容滤镜 / blocked 被封禁
Jim Steyer from the group Common Sense Media said
非营利组织Common Sense Media的吉姆·斯泰尔表示，from the group 来自……组织的
the settlement is a watershed moment for child safety.
这次和解是保障儿童安全的重大转折点。settlement 和解 / watershed moment 重大转折点 / child safety 儿童安全
An independent auditor will check Meta's compliance for five years.
独立审计机构将在五年内监督Meta的履约情况。independent auditor 独立审计机构 / check compliance 检查合规情况 / for five years 在五年期间
Meta denied any wrongdoing,
尽管Meta否认有任何不当行为，denied any wrongdoing 否认任何不当行为
but it called on rivals like TikTok and YouTube to adopt the same rules.
但它呼吁TikTok和YouTube等竞争对手也采用相同的规则。called on rivals 呼吁竞争对手 / adopt the same rules 采用相同的规则
Quiz 🧠
Q1. Spending endless hours on social media can harm teen mental health.
查看答案
✅ True
无休止地使用社交媒体会增加青少年的压力，并对睡眠和心理健康造成不良影响。
Constant scrolling and heavy social media use can cause sleep loss, stress, and anxiety in teenagers.
Q2. What does 'hook' mean in 'hook users'?
查看答案
✅ make addicted
'hook' 意为强烈吸引用户的注意力，使其深陷其中或沉迷上瘾。
To 'hook' someone means to capture their interest so strongly that they cannot easily stop.
Q3. Why would a social media app mute notifications during school hours?
查看答案
✅ To help students focus
上课时间静音通知可以让学生免受干扰，从而更加专心听讲。
Silencing alerts during class helps stop distractions so students can pay attention to their lessons.
Dialogue 🎧
Alex: Did you see that Meta is paying seventeen billion dollars to settle those huge lawsuits?
Alex: 你看到Meta为了解决那些大规模诉讼，同意支付170亿美元了吗？
Charlotte: Seventeen billion? That is a massive number.
Charlotte: 170亿美元？这可真是一笔巨款啊。
Alex: State officials argued Meta purposely designed apps to hook young people.
Alex: 州政府官员指控Meta故意设计应用让年轻人沉迷。
Alex: Features like infinite scroll actually harmed teen mental health.
Alex: 像无限滚动这种功能确实严重损害了青少年的心理健康。
Charlotte: That explains why it feels impossible to put your phone down.
Charlotte: 怪不得大家都觉得手机拿起来就放不下，原来是这个原因。
Charlotte: So what has to change now?
Charlotte: 那现在必须要做出哪些改变呢？
Alex: Major design changes for users under eighteen.
Alex: 要为18岁以下的用户对产品设计做出重大调整。
Alex: For starters, teen accounts will get a default daily two-hour limit across both apps.
Alex: 首先，青少年账户在两款应用中每天默认限制使用两小时。
Charlotte: Wait, can parents change that? Or is it totally locked?
Charlotte: 等等，家长可以修改这个限制吗？还是说完全被锁死了？
Alex: Parents can adjust it, but the protections start turned on.
Alex: 家长可以调整，但这些保护措施在一开始就是默认开启的。
Alex: Plus, they will block app access between midnight and six a.m.
Alex: 另外，午夜到凌晨6点之间还会禁止访问应用。
Charlotte: Midnight to six a.m.? Honestly, my sleep schedule needs that rule too.
Charlotte: 午夜到早上6点？说实话，我的作息也很需要这样的规则。
Alex: Same! They will also mute notifications during school hours and hide like counts.
Alex: 我也是！他们还会把上课时间的通知静音，并且隐藏点赞数。
Charlotte: Oh, and did you see they are blocking cosmetic surgery filters too?
Charlotte: 对了，你看到他们还要封禁整容滤镜了吗？
Charlotte: Those are so damaging.
Charlotte: 那些滤镜带来的负面影响太大了。
Alex: Exactly.
Alex: 确实如此。
Alex: Jim Steyer from Common Sense Media called this settlement a watershed moment for child safety.
Alex: Common Sense Media的吉姆·斯泰尔称这次和解是儿童安全领域的重大转折点。
Charlotte: That sounds huge. But who makes sure Meta actually follows through?
Charlotte: 听起来影响很大。但谁来监督Meta切实履行呢？
Alex: An independent auditor will check their compliance for five years.
Alex: 会有独立的外部审计机构在五年内监督他们的合规情况。
Charlotte: Still, Meta denied any wrongdoing, right?
Charlotte: 不过Meta还是没有承认自己有任何过错，对吧？
Alex: Right.
Alex: 是的，没错。
Alex: But they called on rivals like TikTok and YouTube to adopt the exact same rules.
Alex: 但他们呼吁TikTok和YouTube等竞争对手也采用完全相同的规则。
Charlotte: Of course they did.
Charlotte: 他们当然会这么说了。
Charlotte: If social media is finally changing, everyone needs to be held accountable.
Charlotte: 既然社交媒体终于要做出改变，那就应该让所有平台都承担起责任。