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The Economic Times
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What Meta agreed to in US teen safety settlement

Meta will pay up to $18 billion to resolve claims by U.S. states that ​Facebook and Instagram are designed ​to keep young users hooked, ending one of the highest-profile tests ​of allegations that social media companies harm children.

The agreement, reached during a California federal trial, includes monetary payments and nationwide changes to Meta's services for teenage users.

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