Meta settles with states in landmark social media addiction case

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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

Meta reaches $17 billion settlement with states in landmark trial over teen social media addiction  AP News

Meta could pay up to $17 billion to settle allegations that its social media platforms are addictive.

Meta will pay up to $16.7 billion and make sweeping changes to Instagram and Facebook to settle a major US court case.

Meta has agreed to settle a lawsuit over concerns its platforms harmfully addicted young people. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images Meta agreed to settle a teen addiction lawsuit for up to $16.7 billion on Wednesday. States brought the suit against the social media giant in 2023. Meta agreed to make changes to its products, i

Meta and a coalition of state attorneys general reached a settlement in the high-profile trial accusing the company of designing its platforms to be addictive for young users, according to court filings published Wednesday.  The proposed settlement, later announced by California Attorney General Rob Bonta (D), includes

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

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

Tech company agrees to create further protections for teen users amid accusations of harming children with products 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 relea

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

The social media giant settled with 47 states, the District of Columbia and U.S. territories, and agreed to make major changes to its products over claims its platforms endangered children.

Meta settles landmark child harm case for $18 billion and promises changes to its platforms | CNN Business  CNN

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

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

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.

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