A look at major lawsuits against Meta and other social media companies over harms to kids - AP News

A look at major lawsuits against Meta and other social media companies over harms to kids  AP News

What Meta agreed to in US teen safety settlement - Reuters

What Meta agreed to in US teen safety settlement  Reuters

Meta to pay up to $18bn to settle claims its platforms harm children

The deal has been reached during a California federal court trial over claims brought by US states.

Meta’s settlement will compel others to bend the knee and set up teen guardrails

Instagram and Facebook’s parent company agreed to sweeping alterations and a payment of upto $18bn to settle a landmark trial Meta’s agreement to change how teenagers use its social networks marks a major turning point for the US tech giant, setting a precedent that could significantly reshape how other social media operates in the coming years. Meta agreed to substantial alterations to Instagram and Facebook on Wednesday as part of a settlement to end a landmark lawsuit. Dozens of US states ...

By Blake Montgomery

Meta agrees to pay $18B and make sweeping changes to settle addiction claims | CNN Business - CNN

Meta agrees to pay $18B and make sweeping changes to settle addiction claims | CNN Business  CNN

What smart people are saying about Meta's settlement

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg arrives to the Los Angeles Superior Court at United States Court House on February 18, 2026. Meta agreed to put greater restrictions on teen users on Wednesday. Jill Connelly/Getty Images Meta settled a teen social media addiction lawsuit with states for about $18 billion. Some experts called the deal shrewd, saying Meta avoided potentially massive damages. Critics say the deal is too weak and its teen protections could prove difficult to enforce. Attorneys and anal...

Meta agrees to multibillion-dollar settlement ending landmark trial

Meta's landmark trial over teen social media addiction is over with the tech giant agreeing to a multibillion-dollar settlement.

Meta agrees to major new protections for teenagers in $18bn US settlement

Stricter measures, including time limits, will not apply to youngsters in other countries

By Ian Duncan, Gerrit De Vynck and Miriam Waldvogel

Meta reaches landmark $18b settlement

Meta agreed Wednesday to pay up to $18 billion and add stronger child-safety measures to its Facebook and Instagram platforms as part of a landmark legal settlement that ended a trial over teen social media addiction and settled claims filed by nearly every state. The settlement resolved a pivotal case years in the making that sought to hold the tech giant accountable for the role its platforms played in undermining children’s mental health. The effort targeted features designed to hook young pe

By The Korea Herald

Meta reaches landmark $18 billion settlement with states in trial over teen social media addiction - Arab News

Meta reaches landmark $18 billion settlement with states in trial over teen social media addiction  Arab News

Meta’s $18bn settlement may hasten reckoning for social media on child safety

Meta's decision to settle the case on Wednesday came as a surprise.

By Abubakar Ibrahim

Meta agrees to payments of up to $18bn under US teen safety settlement

New Delhi: Meta has agreed to payments of up to approximately $18 billion under a proposed settlement with a bipartisan group of US attorneys general over...

By Times of Oman

Meta’s $17 billion reckoning puts big tech’s youth strategy on trial

Meta has agreed to pay up to $17.1 billion and overhaul how Facebook and Instagram operate for young users, bringing a landmark US legal battle over social media addiction to an abrupt end and opening a new front in the fight over Big Tech’s influence on children.