What Meta’s $17 Billion Settlement Means

Our reporter Cecilia Kang explains Meta’s settlement of a lawsuit claiming that the company’s social media platforms had harmed teenage users.

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Our reporter Cecilia Kang explains Meta’s settlement of a lawsuit claiming that the company’s social media platforms had harmed teenage users.

By Cecilia Kang, Nikolay Nikolov, Paul Abowd, Alexandra Ostasiewicz and June Kim

August 27, 2026