# Meta agrees to $16.7B US settlement over social media harms to children

https://mins.news/en/video/33320

- CBC News, 2026-08-26 15:05 UTC
- Tech
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TD9wSYzKetA

> Meta has agreed to a $16.68-billion U.S. settlement resolving claims from 29 states that Instagram and Facebook were designed to harm children. The company will make changes for underage users, including daily usage limits and blocking access to age-restricted content.

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