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Meta settles for $18 billion in lawsuit brought by29 states over social media harms to children

The lawsuit alleged that Meta knowingly designed platforms like Instagram and Facebook to addict children, despite knowing about the harms the platforms could pose to young users.

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Amanda Silberling26 Aug 2026, 01:43 pmUpdated 2h ago1 min readTechGlobal
Meta settles for $18 billion in lawsuit brought by 29 states over social media harms to children

GlobalAmanda Silberling

The lawsuit alleged that Meta knowingly designed platforms like Instagram and Facebook to addict children, despite knowing about the harms the platforms could pose to young users.

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Source: TechCrunch · Amanda Silberling. Published 26 Aug 2026, 01:43 pm.

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