YORK COUNTY, S.C. (WBTV) – A massive settlement with Meta could change how kids use its social media platforms. Forty-seven states are involved, including North and South Carolina, and the company will have to add new protections for younger users. Some people in York County shared that they believe kids spend too much time on...Read More
CHICAGO (Capitol News Illinois) — Illinois will receive up to $768 million from a multi-state $17.1 billion settlement with social media giant Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram — the culmination of a three-year legal battle brought by state attorneys general. Nearly three dozen AGs, including Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul, sued Meta...Read More
North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson announced at a Wednesday press conference that a $451 million minimum settlement has been reached in the case against Meta for their alleged harms to child users. The state could receive up to $645 million if an industry-wide adoption is reached with other social media companies in the next...Read More
Social media giant Meta will pay over $1 billion to Texas and implement sweeping protections for children as part of a settlement with the state, Attorney General Ken Paxton announced Wednesday. The settlement comes as Meta, the company behind Facebook and Instagram, tentatively agreed to a $17 billion payout to resolve a separate lawsuit brought...Read More
The first thing that jumps out is the number. On Wednesday, Meta reached a landmark settlement and agreed to pay up to $18 billion to 47 states, as well as the District of Columbia and U.S. territories, to settle claims that its social media platforms, including Facebook and Instagram, endangered children through addictive features. Make...Read More
Meta has agreed to a landmark $18bn settlement in a major US federal case accusing it of endangering children, the terms of which will force the social media giant to introduce new safety features to platforms including Instagram and Facebook. The social media giant has faced an avalanche of legal cases against it this year,...Read More
This is Part 2 of a two-part story. Read Part 1: Psychologists want us to rethink what we ask about school violence When it comes to school violence, psychologist Jannah Trixie Cuevas said it’s the whole community that must be held responsible for what could’ve been done differently. “When we talk about the whole community,...Read More
PHILADELPHIA – Pennsylvania, along with almost every other state, has reached a groundbreaking settlement with Meta that will require major changes on Facebook and Instagram to better protect young users, according to Attorney General Dave Sunday. The agreement, part of a nationwide civil trial in California, is the largest-ever settlement involving a big tech company...Read More
Zócalo Public Square. Aug. 27, 2026, 9:12 a.m. PT Save the children. Restore democracy. And ban everyone age 18 and older from social media. Yes, 18 and older. Effective immediately. We adults are having the wrong conversation about digital safety. Every week, more grave-faced politicians declare that we must protect kids by banning them from...Read More
OKLAHOMA CITY – Attorney General Gentner Drummond announced the $17.1 billion settlement, which also requires Meta to make significant changes to how young people use its platforms. Oklahoma to receive millions Oklahoma will receive a guaranteed $235,578,728 under the agreement. That amount could increase to $334,107,696 if other major technology companies, including Snapchat, YouTube and...Read More
