Social Media News: Meta settles social media addiction lawsuit for up to $17 billion, agrees to app changes

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Details: Written by Bing News Search Results; Category: Social Media; Published: 28 August 2026; Created: 28 August 2026; Last Updated: 28 August 2026

A bipartisan coalition of states and U.S. territories accused the company of deliberately designing features to get children hooked on Facebook and Instagram.
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Posted: 2026-08-26 08:53:00

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