Colorado to Get $615M From Meta Child Safety Settlement

Colorado to get $615M from Meta child safety settlement

As part of a sweeping multistate agreement, Meta Platforms, Inc. — the parent company of Facebook and Instagram—has agreed to pay more than $17 billion and adopt extensive child-safety reforms.

Colorado secures hundreds of millions from Meta lawsuit settlement

The settlement resolves claims that Meta knowingly designed addictive features that harmed young users. Colorado was one of 33 states in the initial lawsuit filed in 2023.

Colorado to get $615 million in settlement over youth Facebook, Instagram addiction case

Phil Weiser, Colorado attorney general, speaks to supporters in Denver in June. (Photo by Andrew Fraieli/Colorado Newsline)The tech giant Meta, which owns Facebook and Instagram, agreed Wednesday to pay over $17 billion in a nationwide settlement in a case centered on youth social media addiction. The deal includes over $615 million over nine years for Colorado, which was one of 51 states and territories to sue the company in 2023. “The relief w…

$17B Meta settlement puts focus on youth mental health crisis, Colorado AG says

Meta agreed to pay up to $17 billion in a settlement, putting to rest a trial where dozens of states accused it of deliberately endangering children through their platforms. The company behind Facebook and Instagram agreed to implement digital guardrails for minors and is asking other social platforms to do the same. Geoff Bennett discussed more with Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser.

Colorado AG calls notification limits most important part of Meta settlement

NPR's Adrian Florido talks with Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser about the states' settlement with Meta over children's safety and their apps.