Meta settles social media addiction case for $18bn

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

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Meta settles landmark lawsuit accusing the platform purposely hurting kids  CNN

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.

Case relating to alleged failures of child protection was getting under way in California

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.

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

August 26, 2026 10:49 AM ET Meta settled Wednesday in its multi-state lawsuit over alleged child social media addiction claims. The big tech platform agreed to the $17 billion settlement with California, Colorado, Kentucky and New Jersey in People of the State of California, et al. v. Meta Platforms, Inc. in Oakland, C

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 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

The deal has been reached during a California federal court trial over claims brought by 29 states.

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

In addition to sending billions of dollars to states, Meta will make substantive changes to its platforms as part of a landmark settlement.

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 social-media giant agreed to pay up to $16.68 billion as part of the settlement.

Meta and state attorneys general settled a federal trial centering on allegations that company misrepresented the extent of child-related mental health harms.

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.

Meta agreed Wednesday to pay up to $17.1 billion to settle a landmark lawsuit brought by a bipartisan group of dozens of states alleging that Facebook and Instagram were designed in ways that exploited children and teens.   The proposed settlement requires Meta to make sweeping changes to Facebook and Instagram, includ