Wired iconWiredAug 26, 2026

Meta Will Pay Up to $16.7 Billion to Settle Its Social Media Harms Case—and That’s Not All

to sending billions of dollars to states, Meta will make substantive changes to its platforms as part of a landmark settlement.

Meta Will Pay Up to $16.7 Billion to Settle Its Social Media Harms Case—and That’s Not All

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