Meta to pay $25bn to settle lawsuits on social media addiction


Meta Platforms will pay up to US$18 billion ($25 billion) over the next decade and strictly limit how teenagers use Facebook and Instagram under an agreement with nearly all US states to resolve claims it designed those social media platforms to addict children.

The settlements announced on Wednesday end a federal trial over allegations Meta’s products harmed children and the company misled the public about their safety. Four of the …

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