Meta Doesn’t Want to Be a Social Media Company Anymore

Source: www.motherjones.com · Section: politics · Bias: Left · Published: Wed, 26 Aug 2026 20:57:42 GMT

A nationwide social media addiction trial against Meta came to an abrupt end on Wednesday, with the company announcing a sweeping settlement with 52 attorneys general. As part of the proposed settlement, the company promised to pay around $18 billion to participating states over a ten-year period and enact a set of changes to make […]

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The same story across the political spectrum (15 sources)

Left: Meta agrees to major changes to Facebook and Instagram as it settles US trial over teen addiction for up to $18bn — www.theguardian.com
Left: Meta settles with states, sets new industry standards over child safety — www.axios.com
Left: Meta gets out of legal fight — thehill.com
Left: OpenAI had warnings before its agents broke out — www.axios.com
Center-Left: Meta pays big to settle monster lawsuit — and the terms will turn social media upside down — www.theblaze.com
Center: Meta settles social media addiction case with California, other states for $16.7 billion — www.cnbc.com
Center: Meta reaches $18B deal on kids' use of Facebook, Instagram: 4 takeaways — thehill.com
Center: Meta to Pay Up to $18 Billion to Settle With US States on Teen Social Media Addiction — www.cnet.com
Right: The $1 trillion social media addiction trial has begun — is the disorder real? — www.theblaze.com
Right: The data center era that's reshaping America — www.axios.com

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