August 26, 2026Meta has agreed to pay what could amount to billions of dollars and to implement platform usage limitations on young users in a lawsuit brought by US states. The challenge revolved around addiction issues and overuse.https://p.dw.com/p/5JQb7Activists have followed the case closely in the US, sometimes protesting outside the Oakland court [FILE: August 18, 2026]Image: Manuel Orbegozo/REUTERSMeta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, has agreed to pay as much as $16.7 billion and to impose new limits on how teenagers use its social media sites as part of a lawsuit in California brought by a number of US states.
The settlement still requires court approval.
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