Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Social media giant Meta settling a lawsuit with a coalition of States on Wednesday, and will now pay out $18 billion over the next decade due to teen social media addiction.

$18 billion is one of the highest payouts from a tech company in history.

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