Meta to pay North Carolina up to $645 million in landmark settlement

By: Clayton Henkel

Outlets: North Carolina Newsline

Published: August 26, 2026

Words: 938

Last Updated: 1 month, 2 weeks ago

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Attorney General Jeff Jackson announced Wednesday that Meta, the owner of Instagram and Facebook, will pay North Carolina up to $645 million and make major safety upgrades in a landmark case involving 47 states. Meta will pay unto $17.1 billion to the states in the second-largest state consumer protection settlement in history.

“My wife and I have three kids. We know how hard it is to argue with them about screen time,” Jackson said.”Part of …

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