TechWhat could Meta’s US settlement mean around the world – and what now for other claims against the firm?
Meta has agreed to pay $18bn and alter features on Facebook and Instagram to settle a lawsuit brought by 29 US states over allegedly addictive products targeting young people. Claims elsewhere, including Kenya and the Netherlands, remain unresolved, while wider questions about Meta’s algorithmic influence over harmful content, politics and democracy continue.
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What could Meta’s US settlement mean around the world – and what now for other claims against the firm?
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