Kansas must be ruthless in spending its millions from social media settlements

By: Eric Thomas

Outlets: Kansas Reflector

Published: September 11, 2026

Words: 1,472

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 3 days ago

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When Meta, the parent company of Instagram and Facebook, settled a lawsuit a few weeks ago, the tech giant agreed to pay more that $17 billion to a collection of 47 states, including Kansas. Over the next 10 years, Kansas will receive an estimated $134 million to address the damages of social media among teens.

The sensible goal for that money is clear: Prevent …

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