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Vermont Gets $93M from Meta Settlement | Montpelier News
Vermont is set to receive nearly $93 million from a landmark settlement with Meta, resolving claims that Instagram was engineered to be addictive and damaging to teens’ mental health. This payout rivals historic tobacco settlements and comes with sweeping changes: daily time limits, nighttime usage blocks for minors, and enhanced parental controls. Meta’s total national payment of $17.1 billion to 47 states underscores the scale of the crisis in teen social media addiction. Vermont’s legislature will decide how to allocate its share, setting a precedent for how tech platforms must safeguard…
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