Meta says it plans to appeal, but research by Dr. Jason Nagata, a pediatrician at the University of California San Francisco (UCSF), backs up the concerns, pointing out that things like endless scrolling keep young users hooked.
Experts want changes: limiting infinite scroll, better privacy settings, age checks, and fewer notifications during school or sleep hours.
Compared to stricter rules abroad (like Australia banning social media for under-16s), the US is being urged to step up protections for kids online.