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Meta reaches $16.7B US settlement over social media harms to children

CBC World · August 26, 2026 at 9:44 a.m.

Meta reaches $16.7B US settlement over social media harms to children

Meta reached a settlement during a California federal trial in a case regarding claims brought by 29 states, averting one of the highest-profile tests yet of allegations that social media companies harmed young users.

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