Meta pays $16.68 billion to settle claims across 29 US states that Facebook and Instagram were designed to addict children, misled consumers on safety; imposes daily usage limits and nighttime blocks nationwide

Meta reaches $16.68 billion settlement over social media harms to children

Item 1 of 3 A woman walks by the Meta Lab in Los Angeles, California, U.S., May 20, 2026. REUTERS/Daniel Cole[1/3]A woman walks by the Meta Lab in Los Angeles, California, U.S., May 20, 2026. REUTERS/Daniel Cole Purchase Licensing Rights, opens new tabSummaryCompaniesMeta agrees to teenage safeguards including daily usage limits and nighttime blocks nationwideSettlement averts California federal trial over claims from 29 statesMeta denies wrongdoing in settling claimsAug 26 (Reuters) - Meta Plat...