Virginia to receive $353 million in landmark Meta child-safety settlement

By: Markus Schmidt

Outlets: Virginia Mercury

Published: August 26, 2026

Words: 1,121

Last Updated: 1 month, 3 weeks ago

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Virginia is set to receive at least $353 million from Meta Platforms Inc. under a major multistate settlement that would also require the parent company of Facebook and Instagram to adopt new safeguards aimed at protecting children from addictive features and harmful content.

The agreement, announced Wednesday, could reach more than $17 billion nationwide, making it one of the largest state consumer protection settlements in U.S. history outside the Big Tobacco agreements …

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