State attorneys general spent months in negotiations. Then, as its legal losses mounted, the social media giant’s new top lawyer brought a huge settlement to the table.
CNN spoke with three mothers who say social media played a role in their children’s deaths about Meta’s $18 billion settlement of a multistate lawsuit alleging the company intentionally designed addictive platforms that harmed young people’s mental health. As part of the settlement with states, Meta agreed to make sweeping changes to Facebook and Instagram and let an independent auditor evaluate how it’s implementing those changes. CNN’s Clare Duffy reports.
Smoking used to be everywhere, the way Facebook, TikTok, Snap, YouTube and Instagram are now. Society decided to break the habit, but it took a long time.
Meta’s settlement is far from perfect, but it’s better than nothing.
Across the country, parents described feeling some validation after the landmark $17.1 billion settlement. But they also felt skeptical that much of anything will change.
Meta has agreed to a settlement to pay up to $17.1 billion to dozens of states over claims that it built addictive and harmful products for children and then misled the public about them. As part of the landmark settlement, Meta will enforce stronger child safety measures, including time limits and muted notifications during school hours. The Morning Joe panel discusses the latest with California Attorney General Rob Bonta, whose office was part of the bipartisan coalition of Attorneys General that investigated Instagram’s impact on young people, which formed the basis of the initial lawsuit.
In “The Anxious Generation,” he laid out the evils of social media for kids. The landmark Meta settlement seems to agree.
The tech giant’s landmark deal with states over teen use of social media may cost the company less than expected. It may hurt rivals more.
Meta has agreed to a settlement to pay up to $17.1 billion to dozens of states over claims it built products addictive and harmful to kids and then misled the public about them. As part of the landmark settlement, Meta will enforce stronger child safety measures including time limits and muted notifications during school hours. Morning Joe shares exclusive reporting that Snap Inc. plans to follow Meta’s lead with stronger protections as early as Friday. The Morning Joe panel discusses the latest with Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell who was part of the investigation that formed the basis of the initial lawsuit.
We explain the Meta deal.