Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Meta agreed to pay up to $18 billion in landmark settlements to resolve allegations that the company deliberately designed Facebook and Instagram to encourage compulsive use among young users. #meta #facebook #socialmedia #instagram #news #usa

The agreement requires Meta to put new guardrails on its platforms, including restricting how much time youths can scroll and preventing them from switching off certain safety settings without parental consent.

The settlement includes payments to resolve a variety of claims across multiple lawsuits, with some payments contingent upon other social media companies adopting similar platform changes and making their own payouts.

Read more: bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-08-26/meta-states-agree-to-settle-teen-social-media-harm-case

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