Meta just agreed to pay $17 billion to settle lawsuits from 47 states, accused of weaponizing addictive design on Facebook and Instagram to exploit teens’ mental health — while secretly harvesting data from kids under 13. The deal sidesteps a high-stakes trial featuring Mark Zuckerberg, and forces Meta to overhaul child safety tools, roll out parental controls, and even pressure rivals to follow suit — all as tech faces mounting scrutiny over its impact on young users.

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