As Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ: META) stock experienced mixed reactions following the settlement of a major multistate lawsuit over alleged harms to young users on Wednesday, Jim Cramer, said this company's stock is ‘hated and despised'.
Under the terms of its $18 billion settlement to resolve claims brought by 29 U.S. states over children's safety, Meta on Wednesday agreed to sweeping changes designed to restrict minors' access to Instagram and Facebook. The changes include a daily time limit, a restrictive “Night Mode,” autoplay controls, and more.
Meta Platforms stock is up 1% to $575.60 at midday Wednesday after Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META | META Price Prediction) agreed to a proposed multistate teen-safety settlement worth up to $17 billion, ending a federal trial that began days ago in Oakland.
Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ:META, XETRA:FB2A, SIX:FB) has agreed to pay up to $16.68 billion to settle claims from 29 US states that Instagram and Facebook harmed children, misled users about safety and improperly collected data from users under 13, according to court filings. The settlement ends a federal trial in California and includes $2.2 billion payable to California alone, the filing showed.
Meta settled a case this morning that management had flagged as potentially material, and the stock barely moved.
Two separate youth-safety legal events are hitting the social media group in the same Wednesday morning session, and the market reactions are moving in opposite directions.
Meta has settled a landmark lawsuit brought by 29 U.S. states over allegations its social media sites were designed to addict children and it misled the public about their potential dangers, court filings released on Wednesday indicate, agreeing to pay the states a combined maximum of $16.68 billion in total.
Meta Platforms (META) has reached a settlement to resolve claims from states that the company designed Instagram and Facebook to be addictive to children, misled consumers about the safety of its platforms, and improperly collected personal information from young users. As part of the settlement, Meta agreed to pay $16.7 billion, with California expected to receive between $1.5 billion and $2.1 billion if the court gives final approval, according to California Attorney General Rob Bonta.
Meta agreed to settle a teen addiction lawsuit for up to $16.7 billion on Wednesday. States brought the suit against the social media giant in 2023.
Meta has agreed to pay up to $18 billion to settle claims from 29 U.S. states over children's safety.
The social-media giant agreed to pay up to $16.68 billion as part of the settlement.
Mark Zuckerberg's Meta has agreed to pay up to $16.68 billion as part of a historic settlement with 29 state attorneys general who alleged the company purposely built Instagram and Facebook to addict kids.