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Utah Secures $12.2 Billion Settlement With Meta Over Child Safety Practices

By ironcountytoday.com · August 26, 2026 · 1 min read
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Sweeping Child-Safety Reforms on Instagram and Facebook with Independent Oversight From Anna Tibbitts, Office of the Utah Attorney General SALT LAKE CITY (Aug. 2 billion settlement with Meta Platforms, Inc. , Puerto Rico, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands.

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