Meta Agrees to Pay up to $18 Billion to End Trial over Instagram, Facebook Child Addiction Claims
The states say Meta used compulsive design features and hid harm, and a jury will weigh whether the company must pay billions or redesign its apps.
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Meta agrees to pay up to $18 billion to end trial over Instagram, Facebook child addiction claims
This case dates to 2023, when 29 states sued Meta alleging it built infinite scroll, push notifications, and recommendation algorithms specifically to maximize how long kids stayed on its apps, misled the public about the harm, and collected children's data without parental consent in violation of COPPA.Read Entire Article
Posted in: Yahoo News By: Andrés Oppenheimer The trial against Meta — the parent company of Facebook, Instagram and Whatsapp — that began a few days ago in California could mark the beginning of an era of greater responsibility of big tech companies in the mental health care of young people. The trial threatens to force Meta to eliminate "addictive designs" and to pay between $200 billion and $1.4 billion in fines if it proves the charges that i…
Meta Trial Could Reshape Social Media by Targeting Infinite Scroll, Autoplay and Stories
A legal challenge involving Meta could force major changes to Facebook and Instagram engagement features, with possible consequences for platform economics, advertising and the creator economy. 26 August 2026 — A trial involving Meta could have major implications for how social media platforms design engagement, particularly if features such as infinite scroll, autoplay and disappearing Stories come under regulatory or legal pressure. The case h…
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