‘Significant victory’: Meta to pay $17 billion to states in teen social media addiction trial
Meta has agreed to pay up to $17 billion to settle a landmark teen social media addiction case brought by U.S. states, while introducing major safety changes for young users. The states accused Meta of designing Facebook and Instagram to encourage addictive use and misleading the public about risks to children and teens.California AG Rob Bonta called the deal a major victory for families as the Meta trial ends with sweeping changes to Instagram and Facebook.