Updated August 26, 2026 at 5:26 PM EDT Sign up for NPR’s Up First morning newsletter for the stories you need to start your day. The social media company Meta and states suing it have agreed to settle a landmark federal child safety lawsuit in a move that state attorneys general hope will be a...Read More
LANSING, Mich. (News 10) – Meta, the company behind Facebook and Instagram, has agreed to pay up to $17 billion to settle claims that it designed its social media platforms to be addictive to children. Michigan is one of 47 states that accused Meta of intentionally endangering the mental health of kids on its platforms....Read More
Updated August 26, 2026 at 5:26 PM EDT Sign up for NPR’s Up First morning newsletter for the stories you need to start your day. The social media company Meta and states suing it have agreed to settle a landmark federal child safety lawsuit in a move that state attorneys general hope will be a...Read More
DENVER (KKTV) – Attorney General Phil Weiser announced Wednesday that Meta Inc. will pay over $17 billion and implement child-safety reforms on Instagram and Facebook under a nationwide settlement. Attorney General’s office officials said the agreement, which is subject to court approval, resolves claims that Meta designed Instagram with “addictive features,” knowingly exposed young users...Read More
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KATV) — Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin announced that he, along with 50 other attorneys general, has reached a $17 billion settlement with Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram. The lawsuit accused Meta of violating the law by designing addictive features targeted at children and misleading the public about platform...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 by 33 states,...Read More
Along with paying up to $18 billion, the social media company will also be instituting a slew of new safety features for users under 18. HARRISBURG, Pa. — After agreeing to pay up to $18 billion as part of a landmark trial over teen social media addiction, Meta will also be adding child safety measures...Read More
SALT LAKE CITY (KUTV) — Meta and dozens of states nationwide, including Utah, agreed to settle its lawsuit over child safety practices on Instagram and Facebook, state officials confirmed on Wednesday. The Utah Governor’s Office said the settlement included $212 million to be paid to Utah over the next ten years and would force Meta...Read More
Advocates push for safety measures for autistic children as a 6-year-old who was left on a daycare bus is laid to rest. MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Family, friends, and coworkers gathered to remember 6-year-old Winter Sky Jones, an autistic, non-speaking child whose death after being left on a daycare bus has sparked questions about child safety,...Read More
Sign up for NPR’s Up First morning newsletter for the stories you need to start your day The social media company Meta and the states suing it have agreed to a proposed settlement that would resolve a landmark federal child safety lawsuit, according to a statement from California Attorney General Rob Bonta. California, Colorado, Kentucky...Read More
