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Meta agrees to pay up to $16.6bn to settle social media addiction trial

Sky News · 26 August 2026 at 12:41

Meta agrees to pay up to $16.6bn to settle social media addiction trial

Meta has agreed to pay up to $16.68bn (£12.26bn) to dozens of US states to settle claims that its social media platforms harmed children.

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