Meta to pay $23 billion to settle teen social media addiction cases

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-27/meta-settlement-on-harm-to-teens/107082748

Meta has settled a landmark court battle over teen social media addiction by agreeing to pay $23.6 billion and adding further child-safety measures to its Facebook and Instagram apps.

The agreement came ahead of Meta chief executive Mark Zuckerberg being expected to take the stand before a jury in federal court.

Meta is urging competitors like TikTok and YouTube to adopt similar measures.

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T4peMeasure@aussie.zone · 8 pts · 1d (3 replies)

a somewhat alternative view that i find amazing: https://reclaimthenet.org/the-meta-settlement-what-it-means-for-speech-and-privacy. seems Meta is ok with the big $23Billion settlement because it will give them more profit in the future.

arbilp3@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1d (2 replies)

I bet you're not surprised. I'm not either.

SnoopSqueak@lemmy.today · 2 pts · 1d (1 reply)

Evil generates profit, and capital funds evil. It's a feedback loop. They use their resources to condition us to serve them, directly or indirectly. We need drastic change.

arbilp3@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1d

Totally agree.