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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Technology
Andrew Griffin,Barbara Ortutay and Wufei Yu

Meta to pay $1bn for harming children with Facebook and Instagram

Meta has been ordered to pay a $567 million fine for inflicting harm on young people with Instagram and Facebook.

The ruling, part of the second phase of a landmark trial, brings the total penalty against the parent company to $942 million. It is part of a series of actions against Meta that aim to hold it responsible for damaging children’s mental health and wellbeing.

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