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Meta agreed to a $17 billion settlement with 47 states over claims that Facebook and Instagram helped drive teen social-media addiction. It is one of the biggest tech accountability deals in years and a sign that the company’s child-safety story has finally collided with real legal pain.
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Meta agreed to a $17 billion settlement with 47 states over claims that Facebook and Instagram helped drive teen social-media addiction. It is one of the biggest tech accountability deals in years and a sign that the company’s child-safety story has finally collided with real legal pain.
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