Hawaii teens will get forced breaks from scrolling on Facebook and Instagram under a settlement with Meta — a win for worried parents, a nuisance for kids.

• Meta has to build in pauses that stop minors from scrolling nonstop, plus a block on access from midnight to 6 a.m.
• Hawaii gets about $80 million from the deal, with no strings attached on how it's spent.
• State officials want that money aimed at teen mental health care.
• The changes roll out over the next year, and the state plans to spend that time teaching families how to use the new controls.
• Hawaii is still suing Snapchat, TikTok, and YouTube for the same kind of protections.

Outlook: Expect similar guardrails to spread if the other lawsuits settle, with the first Meta changes landing over the coming year.