Meta agrees to pay US$18 billion to settle U.S. lawsuits over children’s social media addiction

Meta Platforms will pay up to US$18 billion and strictly limit how teenagers use Facebook and Instagram, under an agreement with nearly all U.S. states.

Meta must add time limits, night blocks and stronger age checks for teens.

Meta agrees to pay $18 billion to settle US lawsuits over children's social media addiction  Reuters

Meta settles social media addiction case for $18bn  The Times

Meta agreed to pay up to $17.1 billion to settle allegations that its social media platforms are addictive.

Mark Zuckerberg's Meta agreed to pay roughly $18 billion to settle a lawsuit brought by 29 states over allegations that Facebook and Instagram harmed children through addictive design.

The company led by Mark Zuckerberg has agreed to pay $16.68 billion, more than its profit for the last quarter, to settle a legal case that could change the way children access social media.

Meta has agreed to settle a lawsuit over concerns that its platforms harmfully addict young people. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images Meta agreed to settle a teen addiction lawsuit for up to $18 billion on Wednesday. States brought the suit against the social media giant in 2023. Meta agreed to make changes to its products,

Meta has agreed to settle the social media addiction trial brought forward by California and other states for nearly $18 billion. NBC News' Allie Canal and Misty Marris have details on the settlement and what it means for the social media giant.

Meta agreed to settle with U.S. states for up to $16.7 billion in a landmark deal over allegations Facebook and Instagram were designed in ways that harm children. The company is calling on its peers to sign on to the pact as well, saying it won't work unless they jointly line up behind broad reform. Why it matters:

Meta Platforms has agreed to pay US$17 billion and add child-safety measures to its Facebook and Instagram platforms to end a landmark trial over teen social media addiction and settle claims filed by 47 US states, state attorneys general announced on Wednesday. California, Colorado, Kentucky and New Jersey were among

California Attorney General Rob Bonta and coalition of 51 attorneys unveiled a proposed settlement with social media giant Meta — parent of Facebook, Intstagram and WhatsApp — for up to $17 billion along with remedies designed to help protect teens from alleged mental health harms associated with social media use, the

Meta has agreed to pay what could amount to billions of dollars and to implement platform usage limitations on young users in a lawsuit brought by US states. The challenge revolved around addiction issues and overuse.

A bipartisan coalition of states and U.S. territories accused the company of deliberately designing features to get children hooked on Facebook and Instagram.

The tentative agreement is a massive concession from the tech giant.

US tech giant agrees to establish further protections for teens such as daily usage limits and blocks on nighttime use Meta reached an agreement to settle a landmark case brought by states across the US that accused the tech giant of addicting and harming children with dangerous products, according to a court filing re

Settlement is one of the biggest in state consumer protection history, ending landmark trial filed by 47 states

Meta has agreed to pay up to $16.68bn (£12.26bn) to dozens of US states to settle claims that its social media platforms harmed children.