Press Releases

State of Alaska Department of Law

Meta to Pay Up to $17 Billion and Implement Sweeping Child-Safety Reforms on Instagram and Facebook August 26, 2026 (Anchorage, AK) - Today, Attorney General Mills announced a landmark $17.1 billion multistate settlement with Meta Platforms,...

Washington State Office of Attorney General

Meta to pay up to $17 billion and implement sweeping child-safety reforms on Instagram and Facebook Washington Attorney General Nick Brown announced today a landmark $17.1 billion multistate settlement with Meta Platforms, Inc., to end litigation...

Governor of State of Hawaii

STATE OF HAWAIʻI KA MOKU ʻĀINA O HAWAIʻI JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR KE KIAʻĀINA DEPARTMENT OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL KA ʻOIHANA O KA LOIO KUHINA ANNE LOPEZ ATTORNEY GENERAL LOIO KUHINA ATTORNEY GENERAL LOPEZ ANNOUNCES LARGEST BIG TECH SETTLEMENT IN...

Governor of State of Hawaii

STATE OF HAWAIʻI KA MOKU ʻĀINA O HAWAIʻI JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR KE KIAʻĀINA DEPARTMENT OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL KA ʻOIHANA O KA LOIO KUHINA ANNE LOPEZ ATTORNEY GENERAL LOIO KUHINA ATTORNEY GENERAL LOPEZ ANNOUNCES LARGEST BIG TECH SETTLEMENT IN...

Missouri Attorney General

Meta to Pay Up to $17 Billion and Implement Sweeping Child-Safety Reforms on Instagram and Facebook JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Today, Attorney General Hanaway announced a landmark $17.1 billion multistate settlement with Meta Platforms, Inc. – one of...

Nebraska Attorney General

Posted Wednesday, August 26, 2026 Meta to Pay Up to $17 Billion and Implement Sweeping Child-Safety Reforms on Instagram and Facebook Lincoln - Today, Attorney General Hilgers announced a landmark $17.1 billion multistate settlement with Meta...

Georgia Office of Attorney General

Meta to pay up to $17 billion and implement sweeping child-safety reforms on Instagram and Facebook ATLANTA, GA – Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr today announced a landmark $17.1 billion multistate settlement with Meta Platforms, Inc. – the...

Georgia Office of Attorney General

Meta to pay up to $17 billion and implement sweeping child-safety reforms on Instagram and Facebook ATLANTA, GA – Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr today announced a landmark $17.1 billion multistate settlement with Meta Platforms, Inc. – the...

Alabama Office of the Attorney General

For Immediate Release: August 26, 2026 For press inquiries only, contact: Amanda Priest (334) 322-5694 William Califf (334) 604-3230 (Montgomery, Ala) – Attorney General Steve Marshall today announced a landmark $117,103,721 settlement with Meta...

The Office of Attorney General Connecticut

08/26/2026 Connecticut to Receive up to $265.4 Million (Hartford, CT) — Attorney General William Tong today announced a landmark $17.1 billion multistate settlement with Meta Platforms, Inc. that will enforce sweeping new safety reforms to protect...

Utah Department of Commerce

Sweeping Child-Safety Reforms on Instagram and Facebook with Independent Oversight SALT LAKE CITY (Aug. 26, 2026)—Utah today announced a landmark $12.2 billion settlement with Meta Platforms, Inc. that will force sweeping changes to how Instagram...

North Carolina Attorney General

Instagram and Facebook to Make Major Child Safety Upgrades FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, August 26, 2026 Contact: comms@ncdoj.gov 919-538-2809 RALEIGH – Meta, which owns Instagram and Facebook, will pay up to $645 million, with a guaranteed...

North Carolina Attorney General

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, August 26, 2026 Contact: comms@ncdoj.gov 919-538-2809 Instagram and Facebook to Make Major Child Safety Upgrades RALEIGH – Meta, which owns Instagram and Facebook, will pay up to $645 million, with a guaranteed...

Oregon Department of Justice

For years, Meta built Instagram and Facebook to keep kids scrolling and knew what that was doing to their mental health, while telling parents and the public something different.

Idaho Office of Attorney General

Home Newsroom AG Labrador Delivers Largest Big Tech Settlement in History for Child Protection Against Facebook, Instagram BOISE, ID – Attorney General Raúl Labrador announced today a staggering $17.1 billion multistate settlement with Meta...

Governor of Utah

Sweeping Child-Safety Reforms on Instagram and Facebook with Independent Oversight SALT LAKE CITY (Aug. 26, 2026)—Utah today announced a landmark $12.2 billion settlement with Meta Platforms, Inc. that will force sweeping changes to how Instagram...

Idaho Office of Attorney General

Dear Friends, For years Meta assured parents that Instagram was safe for their children while its own internal records documented what the platform was doing to them.

Utah Office of the Attorney General

SALT LAKE CITY (Aug. 26, 2026)—Utah today announced a landmark $12.2 billion settlement with Meta Platforms, Inc. that will force sweeping changes to how Instagram and Facebook are built for children and teens once issued by the court.

Utah Office of the Attorney General

SALT LAKE CITY (Aug. 26, 2026)—Utah today announced a landmark $12.2 billion settlement with Meta Platforms, Inc. that will force sweeping changes to how Instagram and Facebook are built for children and teens once issued by the court.

South Dakota Attorney General's Office

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2026 Contact: Tony Mangan, Communications Director, 605-773-6878 PIERRE, S.D. – Attorney General Marty Jackley announces South Dakota will receive a minimum of $52,612,676 as its share in a landmark $17.1...