🇺🇸 USA Sep 8, 2026 · Billy Mawhiney

Meta settlement money should be used to build something better for kids

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Meta settlement money should be used to build something better for kids
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Facebook owner Meta agreed to pay nearly $18 billion to an array of U.S. states over claims its platforms intentionally addicted teens. (Photo by Anne-Marie Caruso/New Jersey Monitor)South Dakota is set to receive at least $52.6 million from Meta, with the total potentially reaching $73.5 million. The money will be paid over the next decade because of the harm social media platforms have caused young people. Now comes the question that will determine whether this settlement changes their lives:

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