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Meta’s paying over $500 million to New Jersey as part of a sweeping $10 billion settlement with 47 states, D.C., and territories — a landmark deal targeting how its platforms exploit kids’ attention and compromise their mental health. The agreement mandates daily time limits, notification caps, teen account privacy boosts, and independent audits — all aimed at curbing addictive design. A separate $20M chunk addresses Cambridge Analytica’s data misuse. While Meta pushes other platforms like TikTok and YouTube to follow suit, this settlement marks a major step toward holding Big Tech accountable for the real harm it’s done to children — and gives parents some much-needed guardrails.

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