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Meta’s $17 B Settlement Gives It Power Over Kids’ Safety Rules
Meta pays $17 billion to settle antitrust claims and gains authority to shape child‑safety standards, prompting a Boston lawsuit against the industry.
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Meta pays $17 billion to settle antitrust claims and gains authority to shape child‑safety standards, prompting a Boston lawsuit against the industry.
Meta scrapped a costly AI restructuring that would have cut thousands of jobs and agreed to a $17‑$18 billion settlement with U.S. states over harms to minors.
TikTok pays $400 million to end a DOJ COPPA case while Meta faces a child‑safety lawsuit and other firms grapple with consumer‑protection scrutiny.