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# Meta to make major changes ​to Facebook and Instagram in settlement over social media harms to children
- URL: https://capitolcommunicator.com/meta-to-make-major-changes-to-facebook-and-instagram-in-settlement-over-social-media-harms-to-children/
- Published: 2026-08-26T16:51:08.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-08T19:41:16.000Z
- Author: Capitol Communicator
- Tags: Insights, Social Media, #Import 2026-10-08 18:56

**Meta Platforms agreed to pay a maximum $16.68 billion and make major changes ​to Facebook and Instagram** to resolve claims by states across [the U.S.](https://www.reuters.com/world/us/?ref=capitolcommunicator.com) that the company designed those platforms to addict children, ‌misled consumers about their safety and improperly collected children’s personal data, reports [Reuters](https://www.reuters.com/world/us/meta-settles-with-us-states-over-social-media-harms-2026-08-26/?ref=capitolcommunicator.com).

The settlement, states Reuters, “resolves claims brought by 29 U.S. states, and will end a federal trial that had been one of the highest-profile tests yet of allegations that social media companies harmed young users.

“It will impose daily usage limits and restrict nighttime usage by children ​who use Facebook and Instagram, and enhance measures to prevent children from accessing age-restricted content.

“The Menlo Park, California-based company denied ​wrongdoing in agreeing to settle.”

The settlement, adds Reuters, “also resolves lawsuits by California, Illinois, New Mexico and Washington, D.C., over ⁠privacy claims related to the Cambridge Analytica scandal, where the consulting firm collected personal data of millions of Facebook users. Those states ​will receive $459.3 million to resolve those lawsuits.”