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THEAMERICANCONSERVATIVE (Luke Nicastro) - Meta Agrees to Pay Out $16.7 Billion Over Social Media Harms

State of the Union: In a landmark settlement, the tech giant also agreed to limit some of its platforms’ most addictive features. The post Meta Agrees to Pay Out $16.7 Billion Over Social Media Harms appeared first on The American Conservative .

Meta, the company that owns Facebook and Instagram, reached a settlement Wednesday to pay out nearly $16.7 billion over claims its social media platforms harmed children. Once approved by the court, this will resolve multiple federal cases brought by dozens of state attorneys-general, who alleged that Meta misrepresented its products’ effects on kids’ mental health, infringed privacy protections, and violated consumer protection laws. Meta also agreed to product changes intended to limit the addictiveness of its apps, including two-hour daily limits, “nighttime blocks” for users under 18, and additional age verification and parental control tools. The company continues to deny wrongdoing. Wednesday’s settlement is seen by many as…Open