@nytimes: Meta on Wednesday reached a landmark settlement of up to $17.1 billion with 47 states, Washington, D.C., and U.S. territories and has to make major changes to its products over claims it endangered children with addictive social media platforms. In a dramatic capitulation, the owner of Facebook and Instagram agreed to the financial penalties for violating federal child privacy and states’ consumer protection laws, the states announced. Meta also agreed to limit how long teenagers can spend on its platforms and to bans on features that stoke mental health issues. The settlement amount is one of the highest ever paid by a tech company to states. Follow our coverage on the settlement and how the deal could signal an inflection point for the social media industry at the link. Photo by Jason Henry for The New York Times #meta #facebook #instagram

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