Meta has agreed to pay up to $18 billion and to make changes to Facebook and other online services, all to settle a federal lawsuit alleging teenagers are being harmed by social media.
Instagram, one of Meta’s online social properties
Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta has been dealing with a trial concerning the mental and social effects of social media for a while, but it’s seemingly no longer a problem. The social giant has managed to hammer out a settlement with some functional concessions as well as a hefty fine.
The settlement is with 48 state attorneys general across the entire United States, including four jurisdictions, reports the Wall Street Journal. The exceptions are New Mexico, which won in a similar trial in the spring, and Florida, which didn’t take part in the settlement.