Meta agrees to $1.4B settlement with 29 states over child safety on social media

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Meta has reached an $1.4 billion settlement with 29 U.S. states over allegations that its social media platforms harmed children. The lawsuit claimed that Meta deliberately engineered Instagram and Facebook to be addictive to young users. Authorities argued the company was fully aware of the potential dangers its platforms posed to minors yet continued these practices. The multi-state legal action represents one of the largest settlements involving social media and child safety to date.

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