Meta agreed to pay US states as much as $16.7 billion and to impose sweeping new limits on how teenagers use Facebook and Instagram, according to a court filing on Wednesday that ends a landmark trial underway in California.⁣ ⁣ The proposed settlement, filed in federal court, would resolve claims by a coalition of 29 US states that Meta deliberately engineered its platforms to hook young users, misled the public about the risks and unlawfully collected data from children under 13.⁣ ⁣ With more than three billion users around the world, Meta was fighting accusations by a coalition of 29 states that it deliberately designed its products to hook children and gather their data while misleading the public.⁣ ⁣ The claims were part of a broader wave of litigation brought by states, local governments, school districts and individuals alleging that Meta and other social media companies fueled a nationwide youth mental health crisis.⁣ ⁣ #meta #facebook #instagram #us #usa #california