Meta settles landmark US lawsuit for nearly $18bn and agrees to change Facebook and Instagram

Tech giant Meta will pay up to roughly US$18 billion, plus make major design changes to Facebook and Instagram, as part of a settlement it has agreed to in its most recent lawsuit. Filed in 2023 by a coalition of 29 US state attorneys-general, the case alleged that Instagram and Facebook were engineered to keep teenag

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.

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

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 settles landmark lawsuit accusing the platform purposely hurting kids  CNN

One of the most notable changes is that Meta plans to implement a daily two-hour time limit for teens that can only be disabled with parental permission.

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,

The agreement represents the largest ever Big Tech settlement and will force Meta to introduce sweeping restrictions on its platforms

The tech giant is also calling on TikTok and YouTube to adopt the same policies.

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.

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

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

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.