Meta agrees to $18 billion settlement over teen social media harms
Meta has reached a proposed settlement worth up to approximately $18 billion with a bipartisan coalition of 52 attorneys generals over allegations that Facebook and Instagram were deliberately designed to encourage compulsive use by children and teenagers. [...]
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Meta has reached a proposed settlement worth up to approximately $18 billion with a bipartisan coalition of 52 attorneys generals over allegations that Facebook and Instagram were deliberately designed to encourage compulsive use by children and teenagers. [...]
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- BleepingComputerPrimary source · Supports · EN · 49%Meta agrees to $18 billion settlement over teen social media harms ↗
- TechCrunch AIIndependent · Supports · EN · 100%Ex-Meta scientists want to bring visual AI to the factory floor ↗
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