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Meta settles social media addiction case with California, other states for $16.7 billion
Meta and state attorneys general settled a federal trial centering on allegations that company misrepresented the extent of child-related mental health harms.
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Meta and a coalition of state attorneys general settled a federal case alleging the company misrepresented child mental‑health harms from Facebook and Instagram. The settlement, disclosed in a court filing on Wednesday, outlines several requirements Meta must implement in its apps under a proposed consent judgment. The Northern District of California judge, Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers, approved the settlement later that afternoon.
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