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Meta agrees to pay $18 billion to settle lawsuits over children's social media addiction
By Diana Novak Jones and Jonathan Stempel OAKLAND, Calif., Aug 26 (Reuters) - Meta Platforms will pay up to $18 billion and strictly limit how teenagers use Facebook and Instagram under a sweeping agreement with nearly all U.S. states to resolve claims it designed those social media platforms to
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USA Today
Childhood went digital. Now the backlash is going mainstream
Here’s how the $16.68 billion Meta settlement could change your child’s social media.
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Reuters
Brazil sues Discord for $97 million over alleged failures to protect children
BRASILIA, Aug 26 (Reuters) - The Brazilian government said on Wednesday it has sued chat platform Discord, seeking 500 million reais ($97 million) through a civil collective moral damages lawsuit as it accuses the firm of failing to comply with laws protecting children and teens.
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Reuters
Meta agrees to pay $18 billion to settle US lawsuits over children's social media addiction
By Diana Novak Jones, Jonathan Stempel and Greg Bensinger OAKLAND, California, Aug 26 (Reuters) - Meta Platforms will pay up to $18 billion over the next decade and strictly limit how teenagers use Facebook and Instagram, under an agreement with nearly all U.S. states to resolve claims it designed
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USA Today
Little League World Series live updates South Korea vs Canada Aug. 25 score, TV, stream
Follow the Little League World Series on Tuesday Aug. 25, including live updates for South Korea vs Canada elimination game in Williamsport.
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Little League World Series: Nicaragua vs Curacao live updates, Aug. 26 score, TV, stream
Follow the Little League World Series on Wednesday Aug. 26, including live updates for Curacao vs Nicaragua game in Williamsport.
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Variety
Meta to Pay $17.1 Billion in Settlement With 29 States Over Social-Media Addiction Claims
Meta will pay up to $17.1 billion over 10 years — and implement broad child-safety reforms on Instagram and Facebook — under a nationwide settlement with 26 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 […]
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Variety
Meta to Pay up to $18 Billion in Settlement With States Over Social-Media Addiction Claims
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 52 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 […]
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Reuters
Brazil fines TikTok owner ByteDance for unlawful processing of teenagers' data
SAO PAULO, Aug 25 (Reuters) - Brazil's data protection authority (ANPD) has fined TikTok owner ByteDance 153.8 million reais ($29.81 million) for allegedly violating the country's General Data Protection Law, according to a decision published in the official gazette on Tuesday.
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Reuters
Factbox-What Meta agreed to in US teen safety settlement
Aug 26 (Reuters) - Meta will pay up to $18 billion to resolve claims by U.S. states that Facebook and Instagram are designed to keep young users hooked, ending one of the highest-profile tests of allegations that social media companies harm children.
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AP News
Meta reaches landmark $18 billion settlement with states in trial over teen social media addiction
Meta has agreed to pay up to $18 billion and add stronger child-safety measures to its Facebook and Instagram platforms as part of a landmark legal settlement
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Little League World Series live updates Panama vs Canada, Aug. 24 score, TV, stream
Follow the Little League World Series on Aug. 24, including live updates, result for Panama vs Canada in Williamsport.
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