Meta reaches $18 billion settlement with states in landmark trial over teen social media addiction

Meta agreed Wednesday to pay up to $18 billion and add stronger child-safety measures to its Facebook and Instagram platforms as part of a landmark legal settlement that ended a trial over teen social media addiction and settled claims filed by nearly every state.

Meta reaches $18 billion settlement with states in landmark trial over teen social media addiction  AP News

Following Meta’s proposed $16.7 billion settlement over claims that its platforms were designed to be addictive to children, new restrictions would be introduced for US users under 18.

The shares are part of a larger payout of up to $17.1 billion.

Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield heralded the settlement, saying “our children are not a business model.”

Meta agreed to set more time limits and enhance protections in its platforms for young users, but was short on some specifics.

Raúl Torrez said New Mexico secured stronger protections against AI chatbots and predators than the national settlement. Child safety experts agree.

The deal has been reached during a California federal court trial over claims brought by US states.

Meta Platforms has agreed to a historic settlement with dozens of states, bringing a high-stakes federal trial to a close over allegations that its platforms fueled a youth mental health crisis. The social media giant agreed to pay up to $18 billion (approximately GH¢201.5 billion) and overhaul key features on Facebook

The social-media giant’s agreement with state officials removes a cloud that was hanging over its stock, analysts say.

Tech giant Meta will shell out up to $17 billion in a settlement following a massive multi-state legal suit on social media addiction. CBS News' Kelly O'Grady explains more.

Meta has agreed to pay $17 billion and add stronger 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 states, state attorneys general announced Wednesday. The settlement resolves a pivotal legal case years in the making t

Meta has agreed to pay $17 billion and add stronger 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 states, state attorneys general announced Wednesday.

Meta announced on Wednesday that it has offered to pay about $18 billion to settle the lawsuit against it brought by 52 attorneys general from US states, territories, and the District of Columbia. But part of that payout and some of its concessions are being conditioned on whether YouTube and TikTok will adopt its new

Meta agreed for the next decade to restrict teenagers' use of Facebook and Instagram to two hours a day and block all usage from midnight to 6 a.m., absent parental consent.

Meta agreed to change Instagram and Facebook in a settlement resolving a case brought by states that accused the company of designing addictive products for children.

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.

Within six months, teenage accounts would by default be locked out of Facebook and Instagram from midnight to 6:00 am local time.

Meta reaches nearly $18 billion settlement in landmark case over harm to children  CNN

Meta reaches $18 billion of settlements over children's social media addiction  Reuters

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 will pay $16.7 billion to settle a lawsuit brought by 29 state attorneys general over the mental health risks posed to children by its platforms.

Meta had been accused of collecting data from children aged 13 and under without their parents' consent as well as designing social media platforms to keep young people addicted

The agreement resolves claims filed by 47 US states accusing the tech giant of designing Instagram with addictive features.

The agreement resolves claims filed by 47 US states accusing the tech giant of designing Instagram with addictive features.

The agreement resolves claims filed by 47 US states accusing the tech giant of designing Instagram with addictive features.

Meta reaches $17 billion settlement with states, including Illinois, in landmark trial over teen social media addiction  Chicago Tribune

Meta’s child-safety deal looks like a big blow until it is measured against one quarter of the company’s profit.

Meta has agreed to pay $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 states, state attorneys general announced Wednesday. Illinios, California, Colorado, Kentucky and New Jersey were among 28 state

The tech giant agreed one of the largest consumer protection settlements in US history, ending a trial that could have put Zuckerberg on the stand.

Twenty-nine states accused the company of collecting minors’ data and designing Facebook and Instagram to be addictive for young users

Twenty-nine states accused the company of collecting minors’ data and designing Facebook and Instagram to be addictive for young users

Meta settles $16.68bn lawsuit over child addiction claims, agreeing to major changes in Facebook and Instagram features.

Meta settles for $17 billion in landmark trial over teen social media addiction  ITVX

Changes include a nighttime block on teens' Facebook and Instagram accounts, and a two-hour daily use cap

Meta, US states agree $16.7 bn settlement in landmark teen safety case  euractiv.com

Meta will impose daily usage limits and restrict nighttime usage by children who use Facebook and Instagram.

Meta has agreed to pay up to $17.1 billion in a settlement with 48 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, and Northern Mariana Islands, for the harm that its social media platforms have done to kids and teenagers.  Under the terms of the settlement, the company will agree to put a cumulative two

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 a wide-ranging deal settling all claims in US federal and state courts which alleged the company's platforms harmed children.

California’s Attorney General said the settlement will ‘make social media less dangerous for our kids and make a world of a difference for children and their families’.

Meta did not respond immediately to a request for comment. The US$17 billion settlement is a fraction of the company's 2025 revenue of US$201 billion.

The tech giant has agreed to add child safety measures to its Facebook and Instagram platforms in the settlement, ending a landmark trial in the US.

The tech giant has agreed to add child safety measures to its Facebook and Instagram platforms in the settlement, ending a landmark trial in the US.

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.

Meta has agreed to pay $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 states, state attorneys general announced Wednesday.

Meta Agrees To $16.68 Billion Settlement In Social Media Addiction Trial  Forbes

Meta reached a settlement during a California federal trial in a case regarding claims brought by 29 states, averting one of the highest-profile tests yet of allegations that social media companies harmed young users.

Meta Platforms agreed to pay a maximum US$16.68-billion as part of a settlement to resolve claims brought by U.S. states across the country.

Meta has agreed to pay $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 states

Meta will pay up to $18 billion over 10 years — and implement broad child-safety reforms on Instagram and Facebook — under a nationwide settlement with 29 state attorneys general, including California’s Rob Bonta. The agreement, subject to court approval, resolves claims by the state AGs that Meta designed Instagram wi

Meta agrees to $16.6bn settlement in landmark social media addiction trial - but denies wrongdoing  lbc.co.uk

Meta Reaches $18 Billion Settlement With 48 States Over Child-Safety Claims  WSJ

US tech giant agrees to establish further protections for teens such as daily usage limits and blocks on nighttime use Meta agreed to significant changes to its Instagram and Facebook apps in a settlement that ended a landmark lawsuit on Wednesday. Dozens of US states had accused the tech giant of addicting and harming

The social media giant also agreed to make sweeping changes to Instagram and Facebook.

The settlement was reached during a California federal trial, averting one of the highest-profile tests yet of allegations that social media companies harmed young users.

Mark Zuckerberg. | Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Getty Images Meta settled its latest kids online safety trial with a group of 29 state attorneys general, sparing it from the remainder of a trial that could have cost it hundreds of billions of dollars. Under the terms of the settlement, Meta agreed to come up wi

CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Meta will avoid what likely would’ve been a disastrous, high-stakes trial.

Meta agreed to settle with U.S. states in a landmark lawsuit over allegations Facebook and Instagram were designed in ways that harm children. The big picture: The company agreed to provide compensation to the states for a variety of public health purposes, including crisis intervention services, after-school programs,

Tech company faces accusations it designed Instagram, Facebook to addict children and misled consumers about their safety

(1st UPDATE) Meta will impose daily usage limits and restrict nighttime usage by children who use Facebook and Instagram, and enhance measures to prevent children from accessing age-restricted content

Meta Platforms has agreed to pay a maximum $16.68 billion and make major changes to Facebook and Instagram to resolve claims by states across the US that it designed those platforms to addict children, misled consumers about their safety and improperly collected children's personal data.

A loss at trial could expose Meta to penalties of as much as $1.4 trillion, while a settlement would likely be far smaller