Meta to Pay up to $18 Billion in Settlement With 29 States Over Social-Media Addiction Claims

By Todd Spangler

Todd Spangler

NY Digital Editor

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Meta will pay up to $18 billion over 10 years — and implement broad child-safety reforms on Instagram and Facebook — under a nationwide settlement with 29 state attorneys general, including California’s Rob Bonta.

The agreement, subject to court approval, resolves claims by the state AGs that Meta designed Instagram with addictive features, knowingly exposed young users to serious mental harms, and intentionally misled the public about the safety of its platforms, among other things.

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