Washington AG will not pursue youth online protection legislation in wake of Meta settlement

Washington Attorney General Nick Brown will not again ask lawmakers to pass a sweeping bill to limit social media for youths, saying a recent court settlement with a social media giant is sufficient.

By: Grace Kaste

Outlets: Washington State Standard

Published: October 15, 2026

Words: 1,026

Last Updated: 2 days, 18 hours ago

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Washington Attorney General Nick Brown will not ask state lawmakers again to pass a sweeping bill to limit social media for youths, saying a recent court settlement with a social media giant is sufficient.

“The Meta settlement’s provisions go beyond the policies we were hoping to implement via legislation,” the Democrat’s office said in a statement to the Standard. “We have shown that a good path for us is through litigation and through investigation rather …

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