Meta reaches $16.68 billion settlement over social media harms to children The Hindu Meta to pay up to $18bn to settle claims its platforms harm children BBC Meta agrees to pay $18 billion to settle US lawsuits over children's social media addiction Reuters Meta settlement pays Mass. $516M, bolsters teen restrictions Axios Meta to pay Texas $1...
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The deal was reached during a California federal court trial over claims brought by 29 states, averting one of the highest-profile tests yet of allegations that social media companies harmed young users. Just days before jury selection began on August 12, a federal appeals court declined to halt the trial.
Adam Mosseri, the head of Instagram since 2018, denied any suggestion by U.S. states suing Meta that Instagram stalled by not making the "Take a Break" feature the default setting for teenagers until September 2024, nearly three years after its launch.
The report comes during a federal court trial in California over claims brought by 29 states, in what is one of the highest-profile tests of allegations that social media companies have harmed young users. Just days before jury selection began on August 12, a federal appeals court declined to halt the trial.
