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Meta agrees to sweeping changes, $18 billion payout in landmark state settlement

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Social media giant Meta agreed to pay as much as $18 billion and institute sweeping changes to how children can use its apps in a landmark nationwidesettlement that aims to broadly shift how young people use social media across a range of companies and apps.