Press Releases

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...

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...

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...

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...

State of Iowa Office of the Attorney General

Meta to Make Sweeping Child-Safety Reforms on Instagram and Facebook and Pay Up to $17 Billion DES MOINES—Today, Attorney General Brenna Bird announced a landmark $17.1 billion-dollar multistate settlement with Meta Platforms, Inc.—one of the...

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...

South Carolina Attorney General's Office

Meta to pay $17.1 billion and implement sweeping child-safety reforms on Instagram and Facebook (COLUMBIA, S.C.) – Today, Attorney General Alan Wilson announced a landmark $17.1 billion multistate settlement with Meta Platforms, Inc., one of the...

State of Maine Office of Governor

August 26, 2026 Augusta, MAINE – Governor Janet Mills issued the following statement regarding the announcement of a landmark settlement between technology and social media conglomerate Meta and 47 states — including Maine — and D.C., Puerto Rico,...

State of Iowa Office of the Attorney General

Meta to Make Sweeping Child-Safety Reforms on Instagram and Facebook and Pay Up to $17 Billion DES MOINES—Today, Attorney General Brenna Bird announced a landmark $17.1 billion-dollar multistate settlement with Meta Platforms, Inc.—one of 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...

State of Maine Office of Governor

August 26, 2026 Augusta, MAINE – Governor Janet Mills issued the following statement regarding the announcement of a landmark settlement between technology and social media conglomerate Meta and 47 states — including Maine — and D.C., Puerto Rico,...

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...

Pennsylvania Attorney General

Settlement with the social media titan was reached amidst a civil trial regarding Meta’s alleged failures to protect its young users HARRISBURG — Attorney General Dave Sunday announced that Pennsylvania, as part of a multistate coalition, has...

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...

Attorney General of Arkansas

LITTLE ROCK – Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement announcing that he and 50 other attorneys general have reached a settlement with Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, resolving litigation regarding the...

Office of the Attorney General California Department of Justice

Meta must make massive transformations that will reduce the risk of harm from its platforms — and will do it within months.

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...

Office of the Attorney General - Washington D.C.

Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb today announced a landmark multistate settlement with Meta Platforms, Inc. (Meta). It is the largest state consumer protection settlement in history outside of the Big Tobacco settlements of the 1990s. 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...

Attorney General of Arkansas

LITTLE ROCK – Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement announcing that he and 50 other attorneys general have reached a settlement with Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, resolving litigation regarding the...