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Meta agrees to $16.7B US settlement over social media harms to children
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August 26, 2026
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3:23Now PlayingMeta, which owns Instagram and Facebook, agreed to a $16.68-billion US settlement over claims brought by 29 states that it designed its social media platforms to harm children. Meta agreed to make app changes for underage users, including imposing daily usage limits and preventing access to age-restricted content
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