Meta settled state claims that its apps were built to keep children hooked. How much must it pay?

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Meta guaranteed at least $12.1 billion to settle claims from 51 states and territories that its apps were designed to keep children hooked. A further $5 billion is owed only if rival platforms adopt comparable safety measures, which would take the total to $17.1 billion over ten years. Four states had been seeking about $200 billion at trial.

Meta agreed to pay $12.1 billion over ten years to settle claims its apps were built to keep children hooked.

Source: DC Attorney General · checked Aug 2026