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How Facebook and Instagram will change after Meta's $18B settlement - and where the money is going
The suit alleges that Meta designed its platforms to be addicting to young people.
Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. Meta has settled a lawsuit surrounding teen social media use. The settlement brings big changes and an $18 billion penalty. That money will go to child online safety programs. Meta has announced that it agreed to a settlement in a landmark child safety lawsuit, and sweeping changes are coming to Facebook and Instagram as a result -- plus $18 billion…
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