Meta agrees to settlement, platform changes in youth addiction case
Meta settles $16.68bn lawsuit over child addiction claims, agreeing to major changes in Facebook and Instagram features. Meta Platforms has agreed to settle a lawsuit that accused the company of designing Facebook and Instagram in a way that addicted children, misled consumers about safety, and collected personal data of children on the platform.
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- Fact 1: Meta settles $16.68bn lawsuit over child addiction claims, agreeing to major changes in Facebook and Instagram features.
- Fact 2: On Wednesday, the Silicon Valley-based social media giant agreed to pay a maximum of $16.68bn as part of a settlement to resolve claims brought in the case, championed by a coalition of 29 states.
- Fact 3: The case, which started on August 18, was expected to last six weeks.
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Meta settles $16.68bn lawsuit over child addiction claims, agreeing to major changes in Facebook and Instagram features. Meta Platforms has agreed to settle a lawsuit that accused the company of designing Facebook and Instagram in a way that addicted children, misled consumers about safety, and collected personal data of children on the platform.
On Wednesday, the Silicon Valley-based social media giant agreed to pay a maximum of $16.68bn as part of a settlement to resolve claims brought in the case, championed by a coalition of 29 states. The case, which started on August 18, was expected to last six weeks. Iran, Oman agree on new temporary route in Hormuz Trump threatens Iran’s partners: How do secondary sanctions work?
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Original source: Al Jazeera
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