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Meta Will Pay Up to $16.7 Billion to Settle Its Social Media Harms Case—and That’s Not All

Wired · August 26, 2026 at 10:08 AM

Meta Will Pay Up to $16.7 Billion to Settle Its Social Media Harms Case—and That’s Not All

In addition to sending billions of dollars to states, Meta will make substantive changes to its platforms as part of a landmark settlement.

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