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Sep 10, 2026

Meta settles youth safety lawsuit for $17-18 billion as new AI app Muse climbs to No. 2 in US

Meta Platforms reached an $17-18 billion settlement with state attorneys general over claims that Instagram and Facebook harmed children, even as its newly launched AI app Muse rapidly climbed to become the second most popular app in the United States.

Sep 10, 2026·4 sources
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Top claims

  • ▪The European Commission issued a preliminary finding in July 2026 that Meta Platforms, Inc. violated the Digital Services Act through addictive design features on Instagram and Facebook.
  • ▪Meta Platforms, Inc. plans to spend between $130 billion and $145 billion on capital expenditures in 2026, driven largely by investments in AI infrastructure.
  • ▪Former Facebook product manager Frances Haugen resigned in May 2021 after secretly copying tens of thousands of internal company documents to expose platform harms.

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