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Aug 28, 2026 · Archive
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Meta's Settlement Outsources Age Verification To Apple And Google

Filed as Exhibit 1 to the consent judgment, the settlement quietly closes claims over 2016 election data harvested by Cambridge Analytica.

  • The Age Assurance Framework runs on 'reliable age signals' shared by Apple and Google's app stores.
  • The consent judgment, Case No. 23-05448 in N.D. Cal., was fully executed August 25-26, 2026.
  • The filing also quietly closes decade-old claims over Cambridge Analytica's 2016 election-data harvest.

Why it matters: Verifying a user's age now depends on the two companies that already control which apps can exist.

Meta MDL Consent Judgment / Final Settlement Agreement (Case No. 23-05448, N.D. Cal., Exhibit 1, filed via CA AG) ↗ · Aug 28, 20268/28/26