Audio By Vocalize Protecting children from online harm requires stronger platform accountability. [iStockphoto] When elephants fight, it is the grass that suffers. This proverb speaks to the battle now unfolding between governments and Big Tech. In 2023, 29 US states sued Meta for designing Facebook and Instagram to keep children hooked and collecting children’s data without parental consent. Meta denied wrongdoing. But on August 26, 2026, it agreed to pay up to $18 billion and introduce new safeguards. Facebook and Instagram will now impose a default two-hour limit for under-18s, block access between midnight and 6 am, disable push notifications…