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Meta ordered to pay $567m for endangering children by making them vulnerable to predators

Jurors heard that that Meta's algorithms had directed adults toward content posted by teenage users while the company concealed internal findings about the risks to young people.

Meta ordered to pay $567m for endangering children by making them vulnerable to predators

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Jurors heard that that Meta's algorithms had directed adults toward content posted by teenage users while the company concealed internal findings about the risks to young people.

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Jurors heard that that Meta's algorithms had directed adults toward content posted by teenage users while the company concealed internal findings about the risks to young people.

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