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Techdirt
TechdirtOct 9, 2026
Alabama’s TikTok Settlement Comes With An Affiliate Program For Getting Other AGs To Go After TikTok
The big Meta multi-state settlement got most of the headlines, and there's been plenty of discussion about how it's a bad deal for kids and pretty clearly anti-competitive. That's thanks to a very strange clause that encourages Meta to make its own required feature changes the "industry standard" by convincing other platforms to cut similar...
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Techdirt
TechdirtSep 24, 2026
The Antitrust Problem With Meta’s Settlement With The States
Originally published as an op-ed in The Mercury News. Republished here with permission from the author. Meta’s settlement with the state attorneys general (currently awaiting court approval) has been touted as industry-redefining. Indeed, Meta desperately hopes it will be. Although Meta was the only industry player to negotiate its terms, the settlement agreement is structured...
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Techdirt
TechdirtSep 2, 2026
Meta’s $17 Billion Settlement Is A Bad Deal For Teens And All Social Media Users
Meta’s settlement with 52 state attorneys general is a bad deal for all internet users, and especially for teens. That’s what we said the day the settlement was announced. In this post, we go through the Settlement’s provisions in detail and explain why that is so, including how: The Settlement embeds age assurance technology and...
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Techdirt
TechdirtAug 26, 2026
Meta Just Paid Nearly $17 Billion To Make Sure It Gets To Write The Kid Safety Rules For Every Other Social Media Platform
By now you've almost certainly heard the news that Meta has settled with 52 state and local Attorneys General who had sued the company in some form or another over child safety on Meta's platforms. The headlines are all covering the basics: the years-long case these states filed against Meta ends, and Meta pays somewhere...
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