Instagram’s parent company to pay Idaho up to $127M to settle social media addiction lawsuit

By: Kyle Pfannenstiel

Outlets: Idaho Capital Sun

Published: August 26, 2026

Words: 324

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 5 days ago

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Idaho could receive more than $100 million under a settlement in a child social media addiction lawsuit by the tech giant Meta, which runs Facebook and Instagram.

The settlement, announced Wednesday, was reached in the midst of a lawsuit trial that 47 states and D.C. are parties to, the Idaho Attorney General’s Office announced.

Idaho’s share of the $17.1 billion multi-state settlement with Meta is between $89.2 million …

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