Meta agrees to pay US$18 billion to settle US 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 agreed to pay up to $17.1 billion to settle allegations that its social media platforms are addictive.

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 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

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.

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 $18bn (£13.2bn) to dozens of US states to settle claims that its social media platforms harmed children.