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Meta pays 18 billion dollars to settle cases in the US and changes rules for young people on Facebook and Instagram

SAPO Tek27 August 2026 at 06:18

Meta agreed to pay up to 18 billion euros to settle lawsuits brought by several US states, which accused Mark Zuckerberg's company of designing its social networks to addict children and of deceiving users about the safety of the platforms. In addition to the multi-million dollar settlement, Meta committed to changing the usage rules of Facebook and Instagram for younger users.

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