Big Tech to Pay Billions for Hooking Kids on Facebook, Instagram
About this episode
Ari Melber reports on Meta's settlement regarding allegations of harming children's mental health through its platforms.
Meta and a group of state attorneys general announced a settlement agreement in which the social media giant will pay up to $17 billion and make changes to its apps following allegations that its technology harms children’s mental health. MS NOW's Ari Melber delivers a special report.
People in this episode
Host: Ari Melber
Topics covered
- Big Tech
- mental health
- social media
- settlement
- children
- lawsuit
Keywords
- Meta
- settlement
- children's mental health
- state attorneys general
- Big Tech
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Meta, state attorneys general
Products: Facebook, Instagram
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