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Meta reaches $17 billion settlement with states over landmark teen social media addiction claims

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Meta reaches $17 billion settlement with states over landmark teen social media addiction claims
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Meta has agreed to pay $17 billion and add stronger 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.



The settlement resolves a pivotal legal case years in the making that sought to hold the tech giant accountable for the role its platforms played in undermining children’s mental health. The effort targeted features designed to hook young peop

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