Meta settles in US states lawsuit on teen user addiction
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Meta settles in US states lawsuit on teen user addiction August 26, 2026 Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, has agreed to pay as much as $16.7 billion (roughly €14.3 billion) and to impose new limits on how teenagers use its social media…
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Meta settles in US states lawsuit on teen user addiction August 26, 2026 Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, has agreed to pay as much as $16.7 billion (roughly €14.3 billion) and to impose new limits on how teenagers use its social media…
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