Meta Platforms on Wednesday agreed to pay $17 billion to settle claims, filed by 47 US states, that the company designed Facebook and Instagram to deliberately make teens addicted to their products while deceiving the pu
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Meta to Pay $17.1 Billion in Settlement With 29 States Over Social-Media Addiction Claims
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26.08.2026
Meta Reaches $18 Billion Settlement With 48 States Over Child-Safety Claims
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26.08.2026
Meta settles for $18 billion in lawsuit brought by 29 states over social media harms to children
techcrunch.com
26.08.2026
Meta Will Pay Up to $16.7 Billion to Settle Its Social Media Harms Case—and That’s Not All
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26.08.2026
Meta settles multistate teen social media lawsuit for $16.7 billion
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26.08.2026
Meta Reaches $16bn Settlement: Map Shows Payouts for Each State
newsweek.com
26.08.2026
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