DAILYCALLER (Dylan Kresak) - EXCLUSIVE: YouTube And TikTok Bailed On Child Safety Panel Days After Meta’s Social Media Addiction Settlement
‘they may have been asked to answer for the harm they’ve caused’
JUSTTHENEWS (The Center Square Staff) - Meta’s addiction settlement looks like Tobacco Part 2
Agreement places restrictions on how Facebook and Instagram can place advertisements in front of teens and children.
YOUTUBE (NewsNation) - Is the Meta settlement merely the beginning of broader legal scrutiny for social media companies?
Meta's $17 billion settlement has sparked debate over whether it marks a turning point for accountability in the tech industry or merely the beginning of broader legal and regulatory scrutiny of social media companies. John Demay, whose 17-year-old son died by suicide in 2022 after becoming the victim of an Instagram sextortion scheme, joins "NewsNation Live" to discuss the settlement and whether Meta's promised changes will do enough to protect children better online. #meta #settlement #safeguards Get a fast-paced look at the latest from the border to Main Street to the White House on "NewsNation Live." Weekends starting at 10a/9C Saturdays and 11a/10C Sundays. #NewsNationLive NewsNation is your source for fact-based, unbiased news for…
YOUTUBE (Newsmax) - Social media companies will answer for their apps: Attorney Mather Bergman
On "America Right Now," Author Melanie Hempe and attorney Matthew Bergman joined to talk about Meta's $18 billion settlement.
NYTIMES (Cecilia Kang and Eli Tan) - How Meta’s $17.1 Billion Social Media Settlement Came Together
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.
JUSTTHENEWS (The Center Square Staff) - Social media bill passes California Assembly amid Meta lawsuit settlement
Tech giants like Meta, the company that owns social media platforms Facebook and Instagram, could face steep penalties if they are found to have caused harm to children if a bill that passed the legislature Friday is signed into law.
YOUTUBE (CNN) - Did the Meta settlement go far enough?
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.
NYTIMES (David Streitfeld) - Social Media and the Myth of the Big Tobacco Moment
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.
YOUTUBE (NewsNation) - Meta to pay up to $18B in landmark settlement | Vargas Reports Full Show
Meta has agreed to pay up to $18 billion over the next decade, divided among nearly every state, to settle claims its platforms like Instagram are addictive and harmful to kids. That's tonight on "Elizabeth Vargas Reports." This episode originally aired on Aug 26, 2026. Anchor Elizabeth Vargas delivers the biggest stories, without bias or opinion. Watch "Elizabeth Vargas Reports" every weeknight at 7p/6C on NewsNation. #VargasReports NewsNation is your source for fact-based, unbiased news for all Americans.
NYTIMES (Julia Angwin) - As Meta Enters Its Zombie Era, Every Blow Counts
Meta’s settlement is far from perfect, but it’s better than nothing.