Meta agrees to $16.7bn settlement in US states social media lawsuit

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Meta has agreed to pay up to $16.7 billion to settle a lawsuit brought against it by 29 US states. The settlement was reached during an ongoing trial in a California federal court. The case centred on claims made by the states against the social media giant. This marks one of the largest settlements involving a major tech company in recent memory.

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