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States' attorneys and Meta lawyers speak with U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers after Meta Platforms agreed to pay up to $18 billion over the next decade and strictly limit how teenagers use Facebook and Instagram under an agreement with nearly all U.S. states to resolve claims it designed those social media platforms to addict children, in Oakland, California, U.S., August 26, 2026 in this courtroom sketch. REUTERS/Vicki Behringer NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES. NO USE ABC, BBC, CBS, CNBC, CNN, FOX, NBC
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