Attorneys General announce Meta settlement & new child safety reforms for social media

A landmark $17.1 billion multistate settlement with Meta Platforms, Inc.— considered to be the largest state consumer protection settlement in history outside the Big Tobacco settlements of the 1990s – has been announced by state attorneys general, who joined in a lawsuit about dangers to youth on social media platforms. On top of payments, Meta must put new safety features in place to reduce the time children can spend on Instagram and Facebook, and how…