YouTube CEO Neal Mohan says ‘no’ to joining Meta’s $18 billion child safety deal

​YouTube CEO Neal Mohan has rejected joining Meta’s multistate child safety settlement. He clarified that the Google-owned video platform already has measures in place to protect young users. His comments come after Meta agreed to a multistate deal worth up to $18 billion that calls for new restrictions on how teenagers use Facebook and Instagram, while also pushing rivals such as YouTube and TikTok to adopt similar protections.​Mohan has said “no” to YouTube joining the agreement, arguing that the company has already spent years working on child safety. In a statement to CNN, he said, “We have invested in making sure that young people are safe on our platform… for a very long time. What you should expect from YouTube is continuing to focus on those things.”​The comments put YouTube at odds with Meta’s push for an industry-wide approach to child safety.