Meta reaches $17 billion settlement with US states over social media harm to teens

france24.com 26.08.2026 16:31 52 views

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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