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Meta Agrees to $17 Billion Settlement Over Social-Media Addiction Claims
Meta has agreed to pay up to $17.1 billion over 10 years in a settlement with 26 state attorneys general, including California’s Rob Bonta, resolving claims of social-media addiction. The agreement includes broad child-safety reforms on Instagram and Facebook.
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Variety
Meta will pay up to $17.1 billion over 10 years — and implement broad child-safety reforms on Instagram and Facebook — under a nationwide settlement with 26 state attorneys general, including California’s Rob Bonta. The agreement, subject to court approval, resolves claims by the s
2026-08-26 13:40 UTC
Deadline
“The first thing we do, let’s kill all the lawyers,” Shakespeare famously wrote 500 years ago. All respect to the Bard, but we disagree. Which is why on September 17, 2026, Deadline wants to celebrate the lawyers — especially the ones holding down the Hollywood fort. Joined by heav
2026-08-26 13:45 UTC