Meta reaches $16.68B settlement over social media harms to children
Meta has agreed to pay up to $16.68 billion as a settlement to resolve lawsuits by 29 US states, alleging that the company designed Facebook and Instagram to be addictive for children. It agreed to pay the sums and make major changes to Facebook and Instagram to resolve claims that it misled consume...
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