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Meta agrees to seventeen billion dollar settlement over teen social media addiction
Meta has agreed to a landmark $17 billion settlement to resolve legal claims that its platforms are intentionally designed to hook teenagers, mandating new user safety rules and delivering payouts to states.
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Meta agrees to seventeen billion dollar settlement over teen social media addiction
- Meta agreed to a $17 billion nationwide settlement over teen social media addiction claims.
- Illinois will receive up to $768 million from the Meta settlement.
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- Aug 31 · 1:48 AM
A new report states the settlement amount is $18 billion instead of $17 billion.
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- The exact timeline for implementing the new teen safety rules across Instagram and other Meta platforms.
- How individual states plan to allocate their shares of the settlement money.
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- Aug 31 · 1:48 AM
A new report states the settlement amount is $18 billion instead of $17 billion.
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