Oklahoma AG Shares Details of $17 Billion Multi-State Settlement with Meta
The deal includes $12.7 billion in guaranteed payments and new teen safety limits on Facebook and Instagram, officials said.
- Meta reached a landmark $17 billion settlement on Wednesday with 47 states over allegations that Facebook and Instagram harmed children and teens through addictive platform design.
- State lawsuits alleged Meta knowingly designed Instagram with addictive features, knowingly exposed young users to serious mental harms, and intentionally misled the public about platform safety.
- The agreement mandates a default two-hour daily time limit for teen users, nighttime blocks from midnight to 6 a.m., and disables cosmetic procedure filters and visible "like" counts.
- Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond announced the settlement, which guarantees Oklahoma $235,578,728, while Meta Chief Legal Officer C.J. Mahoney urged TikTok and YouTube to adopt similar protections.
- An independent auditor will monitor Meta's compliance annually for five years, with total settlement value potentially reaching $18 billion if TikTok and YouTube adopt equivalent standards.
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