Some states will use their share of the multibillion-dollar settlement from the Meta civil lawsuit to create online safety initiatives and provide youth recreation opportunities that don’t involve digital devices, a national policy center reported.
The announcement comes six weeks after the social media company agreed to pay out up to $17 billion following complaints that its Facebook and Instagram platforms were designed to addict children and collect their personal information. Forty-seven states, the District of Columbia, American Samoa, Puerto Rico, and the Northern Mariana Islands are expected to receive settlement money.
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