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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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FILE PHOTO: Meta AI logo is seen in this illustration created on September 28, 2023. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
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FILE PHOTO: Cars drive past a sign of Meta, the new name for the company formerly known as Facebook, at its headquarters in Menlo Park, California, U.S. October 28, 2021. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/File Photo
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AWANI International
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Meta, 29 states head to court in biggest test yet of youth social media litigation
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AWANI International
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Bulletin
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FILE PHOTO: Teenagers pose for a photo while holding smartphones in front of a X logo in this illustration taken September 11, 2025. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
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Musk's X says Australia social media ban crackdown undermines international law
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AWANI International
Vietnam proposes social media posting ban for under-16s
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France bans social media for under-15S
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AWANI International
France bans social media for under-15S
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