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Meta agrees to pay up to $16.6bn to settle social media addiction trial
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Meta Agrees $17bn Settlement Over Teen Social Media Addiction
Meta has agreed to pay up to $17bn to settle a lawsuit accusing it of creating addicting products that harm teenagers and children. The case, which was brought by a number of US states, claimed Meta used its platforms “to entice, engage, and ultimately ensnare youth and teens.” Meta admits no wrongdoing as part of […]
27 Aug, 14:27
The Guardian
US states accuse Meta of covering up research on teen social media addiction in pivotal trial
State attorneys general claim tech company intentionally designed addictive products that harm young people
Lawyers representing 29 US states have accused Meta of covering up internal research that showed that Instagram was addictive for teenagers.
In a packed courtroom on the opening day of a landmark legal challenge, they said that the company knew its products harmed children but hid that information from the publ…
18 Aug, 18:28
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Sky Technology
Meta agrees to pay up to $16.6bn to settle social media addiction trial
Meta has agreed to pay up to $16.68bn (£12.26bn) to dozens of US states to settle claims that its social media platforms harmed children.
26 Aug, 11:41
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