Meta reaches $16.68 billion settlement over social media harms to children
- On Wednesday, Meta Platforms agreed to pay roughly $17 billion over 10 years, settling a landmark multistate lawsuit and ending a federal trial in Oakland, California, over allegations that Facebook and Instagram harmed children.
- A bipartisan coalition of state attorneys general filed the lawsuit in 2023, alleging Meta designed features that encouraged compulsive use by young people and violated consumer protection laws and the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act.
- Under the agreement, Meta must implement a two-hour daily time limit and nighttime access blocks from midnight to 6 a.m., with approximately $5.3 billion of the payout contingent on YouTube and TikTok adopting comparable safety measures.
- Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita called the settlement a "milestone victory for Hoosier families," with funds directed toward crisis intervention services, digital wellness education, and after-school programs to address social media harms.
- Florida opted out of the settlement to pursue independent litigation, while experts caution that these design interventions, though "plausible," lack definitive proof of improving adolescent mental health at scale.
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Meta settles with states in landmark social media addiction case - Regional Media News
(NEW YORK) - A bipartisan coalition of 52 attorneys general on Wednesday reached a landmark settlement with Meta that will change how young users interact with Instagram and Facebook. The settlement includes a default daily time limit of two hours for users under 18 that can only be lifted by an individual's parent. Meta will also stop displaying numbers of likes or reactions for young users. Young users will have access to an optional non-perso…
Wisconsin to receive up to $313 million in settlement funds from Meta lawsuit
MADISON — Wisconsin will receive millions as part of a landmark, $17 billion settlement against Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram. The Wisconsin Department of Justice says it is the largest consumer-protection settlement involving a single company in history. It comes after claims from 47 states alleged features on Meta’s apps are designed […] The post Wisconsin to receive up to $313 million in settlement funds from Meta lawsuit…
Wisconsin to get over $200M in Meta settlement
Wisconsin expects to get hundreds of millions of dollars from a recently announced settlement with the company that owns Instagram and Facebook. That’s after multiple states sued, accusing Meta of harming kids’ mental health. Among other allegations, the lawsuit contended that Meta designed its apps to be addictive to children, and that it hid known risks from parents and the public. In all, the states that sued will receive up to $17 billion ov…
Ohio AG announces $17.1B multistate settlement with Meta for safety measures on Instagram, Facebook
COLUMBUS — Ohio Attorney General Andy Wilson announced a landmark $17.1 billion multistate settlement on Wednesday with Meta that will require the company to implement sweeping new safety measures designed to better protect children and teens on Instagram and Facebook. “With this historic settlement, Meta agrees to establish meaningful protections for young users,” Wilson said. […] The post Ohio AG announces $17.1B multistate settlement with Met…
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