Some states will use their share of the multibillion-dollar settlement from the Meta civil lawsuit to create online safety initiatives and provide youth recreation opportunities that don’t involve digital devices, a national policy center reported.
The announcement comes six weeks after the social media company agreed to pay out up to $17 billion following complaints that its Facebook and Instagram platforms were designed to addict children and collect their personal information. Forty-seven states, the District of Columbia, American Samoa, Puerto Rico, and the Northern Mariana Islands are expected to receive settlement money.
Two states have already announced partial plans for their share of the settlements, according to an Oct. 8 summary report from the Education Commission of the States organization….