STATE AGS CAVE ON META DEAL AS ZUCKERBERG DODGES EXISTENTIAL THREAT | WAR ROOM AM W STEVE BANNON
Steve Bannon and Mike Davis break down the just-announced multibillion-dollar Meta settlement with dozens of state attorneys general over claims that Facebook and Instagram were designed to addict teens and harm their mental health.
The deal—reported in the $16.7–$18 billion range, with Meta taking roughly a $10 billion legal expense—ends an ongoing federal trial that had been called an existential threat to Mark Zuckerberg and the company. Bannon and Davis question whether state AGs folded too easily after years of litigation, note the safeguards (daily time limits, overnight blocks…
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