# Parent of teen who died by suicide ‘pleased’ with Meta settlement

https://mins.news/en/video/33498

- Reuters, 2026-08-26 19:06 UTC
- Society
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2QMyJ5L_uCw

> Meta has agreed to pay up to $18 billion to settle claims from most U.S. states that it designed Facebook and Instagram to addict children. Victoria Hinks, whose daughter died by suicide at 16, said she was “very pleased” with the settlements.

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