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Meta Agrees to Pay Up to $16.7B Settlement

8/27/2026

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  • Meta Platforms agreed to pay up to $16.7 billion to settle a 47-state lawsuit.
  • The settlement caps daily use for under-18 users at two hours across all Meta platforms.
  • Meta must suspend underage accounts from midnight to 6 a.m. and answer 90% of teen-harm reports within six hours.
  • Parents may lift the cap, and School Mode mutes notifications from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.