Meta agrees to $18 billion settlement over teen social media harms

BleepingComputer by Lawrence Abrams 26 August 2026, 19:41 EEST

Meta has reached a proposed settlement worth up to approximately $18 billion with a bipartisan coalition of 52 attorneys generals over allegations that Facebook and Instagram were deliberately designed to encourage compulsive use by children and teenagers.

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