Kids under 18 will soon see a host of changes to their Instagram and Facebook experiences thanks to a historic $18 billion settlement Meta Platforms reached Wednesday with 48 U.S. states.

Meta has agreed to pay up to $18 billion and add stronger child-safety measures to its Facebook and Instagram platforms as part of a landmark legal settlement.

Advocates and parents of social media victims see the trial underway against Meta Platforms as a significant moment in their fight for online child safety.

A jury has found Meta and YouTube liable in a first-of-its-kind lawsuit that aimed to hold social media platforms responsible for harm to children using their services.

Jurors in a bellwether trial about the impacts of social media on children are studying a deposition from Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg.

New Mexico prosecutors are presenting never-before-seen video depositions of Meta executives at a trial that centers on impacts of the conglomerate's platforms on children.

A 20-year-old woman is seeking to hold social media companies responsible for harms to children who use their platforms.

Mark Zuckerberg and opposing lawyers dueled in a Los Angeles courtroom Wednesday, where the Meta CEO answered questions about young people’s use of Instagram, his congressional testimony and internal advice he’s received to be “authentic” and not “robotic.”.

Adam Mosseri, the head of Meta’s Instagram, testified during a landmark social media trial in Los Angeles that he disagrees people can be addicted to social media platforms.

The head of Instagram, appearing before a Senate panel, met with deep skepticism over new measures the platform is adopting to protect young users nd the company’s commitment to transparency.

Instagram is now telling young users to take a break from the photo-sharing platform.

Instagram has launched a feature that urges teenagers to take breaks from the photo-sharing platform and announced other tools aimed at protecting young users from harmful content on the Facebook-owned service.

Instagram is putting a hold on the development of Instagram kids, geared towards children under 13, so it can address concerns about the vulnerability of younger users.

Alexander Koerner/Getty Images(CNN) - Earlier this year, Instagram head Adam Mosseri declared that the social network wants to "lead the fight against online bullying." On Wednesday, the social media platform announced a new effort in that daunting task: It's rolling out globally a feature called "Restrict," a tool it's been testing since July. Instagram's reasoning for developing Restrict is that young Instagram users may be wary of blocking, unfollowing or reporting a bully because it could make the situation worse. Grygiel also encourages Instagram to share what their test results with Restrict showed, such as whether it reduced bullying. In general, Instagram and its parent company Facebook have been experimenting with ways to make the social networks less toxic.

Adam Mosseri, chief of Instagram, wants users to know the service isn't getting ready to use your photos against you. "If you're seeing a meme claiming that Instagram is changing its rules tomorrow, it's not true." Governor Perry said. But an Instagram spokesperson told CNN Business "there is no truth" to the viral meme. Last week, Mosseri announced a new feature that he said would help users easily report Instagram posts containing fake news.