{"id":161554,"date":"2026-08-26T08:07:38","date_gmt":"2026-08-26T16:07:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2026\/08\/26\/meta-endorses-17b-deal-to-end-child-safety-suit-against-instagram-facebook\/"},"modified":"2026-08-26T08:07:38","modified_gmt":"2026-08-26T16:07:38","slug":"meta-endorses-17b-deal-to-end-child-safety-suit-against-instagram-facebook","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2026\/08\/26\/meta-endorses-17b-deal-to-end-child-safety-suit-against-instagram-facebook\/","title":{"rendered":"Meta Endorses $17B Deal to End Child Safety Suit Against Instagram, Facebook"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The settlement, announced one week into a federal trial underway in Oakland, California, resolves claims by 51 states and territories that the social media giant designed addictive features, knew it exposed young users to mental harms and intentionally misled the public about the risk of its platforms.<br \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" 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