NJ to receive $565M+ from Facebook owner over teen addiction claims

Facebook owner Meta agreed to pay nearly $18 billion to an array of U.S. states over claims its platforms intentionally addicted teens.

By: Nikita Biryukov

Outlets: New Jersey Monitor

Published: August 26, 2026

Words: 604

Last Updated: 1 month, 3 weeks ago

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Facebook’s owner agreed to pay New Jersey more than $565 million as part of a landmark settlement resolving claims by 47 states, the District of Columbia, and some U.S. territories who charged the tech giant violated child privacy and intentionally built addictive features that exposed young users to mental harms.

As part of the settlement agreement, which does not carry an admission of guilt and must still be approved by the …

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